I can't seem to stop sleeping so much. I'm pretty sure I have sleep apnea?

[Anonymous]

I have literally stayed in bed sleeping for 8-9 hours straight. Then I would wake up, do something so simple, and then feel extremely tired all over again. Like today, I've been sleeping off and on while on GAG... phone falling on my face like three times already (obviously I'm still laying down in my bed). I don't know what's going on. I could literally sleep for a whole day, then if I do something as simple as walk downstairs and back up, I'll get sleepy all over again.
Help :(

[BurtonTricks]

Could be a sign of depression as well. Few symptoms include: fatigue, too much sleep, and sleep apnea.

Also, how long have you encountered this issue? This past week? Or just one day?

[Asker]

About a month or two

[BurtonTricks]

Could be related to depression. Look and see if you match any of the symptoms of it. It could also be a multitude of things. I'd recommend meeting up with your doctor to discuss it more.

[Asker]

That may be it. I've been stressing about my college classes lately because my grades do not look good and I'm afraid I'm going to fail. We only have a week of school left. I had no idea I was depressed about it though til now..

[BurtonTricks]

Yeah finals are coming up so that could definitely be it. What year are you?

[Asker]

Well, I'm in my second semester of my first year. It's a 15 month program before we graduate.

[Tdieseler]

sleep apnea is when you can't sleep isn't it? yours just sounds like fatigue...

[Asker]

Is it? Isn't that where u have to wear a CPAP because your breathing is either cut off while ur sleeping or you're snoring super loud? I've had this also

[Tdieseler]

yup, thats it... the little terminator mask lol.

[Asker]

Lol oh boy

[AzureGirl]

Sleep apnea is when you stop breathing while you sleep. It happens in spurts throughout the night. And yeah, there are machines that help but they make you look like an alien.

[Asker]

Ikr? I've been told to get a sleep test done.. ik eventually I'm going to need to get one.

[AzureGirl]

Could be fatigue or anemia. Do you know if you have a lot of iron in your diet? Oversleeping can cause you to be tired too.

[Asker]

I'm pretty sure I'm lacking a lot of essentials in my body since I haven't been taking vitamins. I do over sleep...
Now it all seems so obvious

[AzureGirl]

I would suggest switching up your diet a bit first or start taking vitamins on a more regular basis first and see if you notice any changes. I have a similar problem but mine is because I have an iron deficiency.

[EmpatheticLady]

Sounds more like fatigue or depression. Do you have any other symptoms besides feeling tired all the time?

[Asker]

Powerful backaches :/

[EmpatheticLady]

Weird. Go to this site and add all of your symptoms. Look through the other ones, too, to make sure you're not missing anything. See what the possible issue may be.

https://symptoms.webmd.com/

I do have to stress that using that site is in no way better than going to the doctor to discuss what you're dealing with, though. I would still recommend seeing him or her just in case.

[Asker]

Alright. Thank you

[EmpatheticLady]

No problem! I hope you feel better soon.

[Someonesmartt]

Me too I sleep like sleeping beauty. I am getting agora phobia thanks to the internet