What Do Extreme Tiredness And Episodes Of Sleep Paralysis Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 21 Nov 2016

Question: Hello. I am concerned with my sleep patterns. I am extremely tired throughout yhe day and cannot stay awake during activities such as watching tv, reading, ridibg in the car as a passenger, etc. i tupically fall asleep atound 8pm or 9pm and wake up at 6am. I have werkly episodes of sleep paralysis and tend to talk, sit up, or sometimes (rarely) walk while sleeping. I have night sweats and typically wake up once each night. Any advice is helpful!

Answered by Dr. Dr. Chintan Solanki (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
sleep study and other investigations are required

Detailed Answer:
Hello Lady,

Thanks for writing to us. I can understand your concern.

You have already more sleep than required for an adult. An adult required 6-8 hours of sleep per day.

you are also feeling sleepy in daytime and tired.

Above symptoms should be studied with sleep study which includes EEG and other vitals measurement to rule out any specific sleep disorder.
You also need to go for Thyroid testing, serum vitamin B12 and hemoglobin level as many times disturbance in these can lead to such symptoms.

When above investigations come normal, we may think about stress related disorder.

Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar