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What Does Severe Lethargy After Sleep Suggest?

Hi, I sleep daily for 7-8 hours ,still I don't feel fresh after getting up... After I get up I do some household chores and go to work ..then in evening I come and take dinner ...and I start feeling very sleepy ... Still I do some thing to keep myself busy and sleep at 10.30 ..because if I sleep at 9..then also I will get up at 7 or after that ... I feel so tired all the time
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries

I can understand your concern. You are getting good sleep still have persistent tiredness and non refreshing sleep. This cant be ignored. First advise I'd give to you is to get your Vitamin B12, haemoglobin levels and thyroid hormone levels checked. Low B12 levels, hypothyroidism and subclinical anaemia etc are common causes for such symptoms. Non refreshing sleep, tiredness, fatigue etc can be seen commonly in such situations. If everything comes normal then visit a psychiatrist for help. Tiredness, non refreshing sleep and fatigue etc symptoms can point towards some underlying depression. Mild depression may present with such symptoms. In such situation SSRIs can help to reduce the depressive symptoms and you will feel better. Visit a psychiatrist for help.

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What Does Severe Lethargy After Sleep Suggest?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries I can understand your concern. You are getting good sleep still have persistent tiredness and non refreshing sleep. This cant be ignored. First advise I d give to you is to get your Vitamin B12, haemoglobin levels and thyroid hormone levels checked. Low B12 levels, hypothyroidism and subclinical anaemia etc are common causes for such symptoms. Non refreshing sleep, tiredness, fatigue etc can be seen commonly in such situations. If everything comes normal then visit a psychiatrist for help. Tiredness, non refreshing sleep and fatigue etc symptoms can point towards some underlying depression. Mild depression may present with such symptoms. In such situation SSRIs can help to reduce the depressive symptoms and you will feel better. Visit a psychiatrist for help. Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care