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What Causes Excessive Sleep Through Out The Day?
Question: after having 8 to 12 hours of sleep, I wake up feel good and three hours later iHAVE to sleep again another 1 to 4 hours depending if mt husband wakes me or not Why? I take atorvastatin , carvedilol andfamotidine and lisinopril in the morning.
Brief Answer:
Not medications, possible sedentary lifestyle
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
I am Dr. Prakash HM and I will be answering your query.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows:
1. Early morning excessive sleep could be due to
A. Disturbed sleep on night like sleep apnea syndrome, snoring etc.
B. Anemia
C. Hypothyroidism.
D. Diet.
2. None of the medications cause excessive sleepiness as side effect. Mild drowsiness is rarely seen, but uncommon.
3. Look into your night sleeping pattern. If necessary sleep study maybe done. Before this anemia, which causes extreme weakness and tiredness or hypothyroidism, which can cause reduced mentation leading to sleepiness or high protein diet and low activity requires evaluation.
Do look into your diet. Take a moderate fiber rich diet. Also moderate exercises in the morning like walking to boost metabolism and adrenaline levels is necessary. Sedentary lifestyle needs to be avoided and activity involvement is necessary.
If this does not help, complete hemogram and thyroid hormone levels evaluation will be necessary.
Do ask your family to check, whether you get any apneic or gasping episodes or excessive snoring. If not sure, sleep study will be necessary.
Do look into life style change first. If already tried, get the tests done. Based on further details and test reports, further opinion possible.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
Dr. Prakash HM
Not medications, possible sedentary lifestyle
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
I am Dr. Prakash HM and I will be answering your query.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows:
1. Early morning excessive sleep could be due to
A. Disturbed sleep on night like sleep apnea syndrome, snoring etc.
B. Anemia
C. Hypothyroidism.
D. Diet.
2. None of the medications cause excessive sleepiness as side effect. Mild drowsiness is rarely seen, but uncommon.
3. Look into your night sleeping pattern. If necessary sleep study maybe done. Before this anemia, which causes extreme weakness and tiredness or hypothyroidism, which can cause reduced mentation leading to sleepiness or high protein diet and low activity requires evaluation.
Do look into your diet. Take a moderate fiber rich diet. Also moderate exercises in the morning like walking to boost metabolism and adrenaline levels is necessary. Sedentary lifestyle needs to be avoided and activity involvement is necessary.
If this does not help, complete hemogram and thyroid hormone levels evaluation will be necessary.
Do ask your family to check, whether you get any apneic or gasping episodes or excessive snoring. If not sure, sleep study will be necessary.
Do look into life style change first. If already tried, get the tests done. Based on further details and test reports, further opinion possible.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
Dr. Prakash HM
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