How Can Oversleeping Be Treated?

Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2018

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Question : I can,t sleep normal hours. I go to sleep at 6 AM and wake up at four or 5 PM. I can’t go anywhere because of this. How can I change this. I have tried everything suggested and I can’t seem to change it

Answered by Dr. Kampana (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:

Reinforcement

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I have gone through the details. The only way is by reinforcement. You will have to slowly try to sleep 1 to 2 hours early and try to wake up 1 to 2 hours early.

You can also try melatonin patches in the night or half an hour before the time you want to sleep.

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Kampana , General & Family Physician

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana