I already get 8 hours of sleep per night. I am awaiting surgery for obstructive sleep apnea. (three more weeks!! yay!)

I am a female in my late 30s, slightly overweight but not obese (5’5, 148 pounds). Recent sleep test showed NO sleep apnea but did show that I woke up 30+ times (without knowing it) (even after having taken a sleep aid). Only stay in REM for 7 minutes.
Any thoughts? Doctor suggested sleeping pills but that obviously didn’t work even during the sleep test. It’s gotten worse – I think I’m sleeping through the night but wake up exhausted.

I have been using the cpap for about 6 months and still don’t feel refreshed after a good 7-8 hours of sleep.

Could mouth breathing be the culprit since I only use a nasal mask, still only able to stay up 12 hours a day. Plus I take stimulant medication for fatigue, provigl and dexedrine at fairly high doses. Its becoming frustrating I feel groggy and physically weak but not as tired as I was before treatment. Plus I don’t get severe sleep attacks like I did before so it is somewhat working. Any help would be great.

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First of all, there are a couple of things to factor in… I have been battling depression ever since I can remember but it is not as bad as it used to be(I know this can make you tired). Also, I have moderate sleep apnea and have a c-pap machine but have not been able to use it successfully. I just can’t get used to it. I’ve had it for over 5 years, tried every different mask, herbal sedatives and everything you can imagine. I know the fact that I get poor sleep is a major contributor. I’ve tried mouth devices and the surgery is not an option, obviously making me feel helpless to treating it. I’ve been evaluated by countless doctors. Blood tests and cat-scans show that I don’t have a thyroid disorder. I have been given all kinds of herbal supplements that if taken regularly, prove to slightly improve my energy but not significantly. I’ve been on every wakefullness medication that hasn’t worked, even abused medications that weren’t meant for wakefullness like adderall, which makes me crazy and extremely irritable.They all make my body ache like a 90 year old(I’m 21). I have completely changed my diet, thinking that I might be allergic to gluten but that barely made a difference and I couldn’t afford it(I’m a college student, barely able to manage 2 classes). I’ve tried quick fixes to get through the day like strong ginseng tea but everything that gives me enough energy to get through the day also causes me to crash so hard that I can’t move for the next two days. Ironically, I think I’m allergic to caffeine(it causes throwing up and diarrhea). I practice every common thing that I know to improve energy-drinking a lot of water, vitamins known to improve vitality, exercise(when I can), even expensive shoes that provide special support, you name it. I had trouble sleeping and waking at the same time as the other kids in high school. I worked with disabilities to knock off my first hour class because I couldn’t stay awake in class, or even drive to school without nodding off but I could still function, have friends, and get through most of the day. It’s gotten worse since then. I’m in college and I can’t even make it to once-a-week, nighttime classes. I certainly can’t hold a job and extra things like hanging out with or even contacting friends is to physically exerting. I have a small window of time in each day of a couple hours where I am awake. It’s hard to go out to do things like grocery shop. If I can’t make it back in time, my mind slows down and I become incoherent. When this happens I have trouble making it home. For example, I’ll wake up in another city, my groceries spoiled because I fell asleep and missed my stop. It’s not just my body, it’s my mind. I can’t remember anything or organize my thoughts. Often I will miss things because I think I am in yesterday or tomorrow. My room and hands are covered in notes reminding me to do things like “take a shower, go to bank, eat dinner”. Because I can’t sustain myself, I am paying for college in all loans and my mom(who is strapped for money and has other children to raise) is paying for all of this out of pocket and we have no insurance. She is constantly coming up with new things it could be and looking into new treatments that she can’t afford. I know that I have a duty to my mom and everyone pulling for me to keep trying but sometimes I wish that they would just stop. I am a passionate person and don’t want to be part of something I can’t participate in. Ideas?

I lead a very active lifestyle (Marine) and it would make sense that I become physically exhausted from time to time. However, even after a full night of sleep, or a weekend of relaxing, I’m still mentally drained. I’m fully capable and functional regardless of how much or how little I sleep, but I am ALWAYS exhausted. My ability to do things is through sheer will power, but if I always had my way, I would sleep 24 hours per day, waking only to use the bathroom and eat (and sex).

Here’s what I’ve done about so far. I’ve adjusted my diet in several different ways, I’ve increased and decreased my exercise, I had gotten a prescription to a medicine that is known for it’s ability to make you “peppy” (which didn’t work for me), and finally I’ve even had a “sleep study” with a “sleep doctor”. Pretty much all that I had gotten told was “Yep, our study shows that you’re tired”. Ok, I could have told him that. However, it did confirm that I DON’T have sleep apnea, which I previously thought could have caused my persistent exhaustion.

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I have been on c-pap treatment for a little over 2 months. I am still just as tired all the time as I was before the treatment. Is this to be expected.?

Im 16 old girl and all i do is sleep it makes me not want to do any thing. Its not like a normal growing teens thing well at least i don’t think it is. because i sleep at night but i wake up allot during the nights to get drinks and stuff. I also sleep in school then after school i go take a nap. the only way i will wake up after school is if some one makes me. I went to a sleep diagnosis place and they said i don’t have sleep apnea. i got blood work done and they say im not anemic and im not diabetic then my doctor just stopped trying to help me. So i guess i need to find out whats wrong with me so does any one have a clue to what it could be.

“Drs. Steven Edelman and Shazia Jamil discuss sleep apnea and the diagnosis and treatments for this serious and common condition in those with diabetes.” Series: “Taking Control of Your Diabetes” [10/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13444]