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Question: I generally tend to wake up tired. Anything i can do to improve the quality of sleep
Brief Answer:
Please give more details
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
this is not an unusual complaint. It's usually caused by inadequate resting time but certain medical conditions may cause it as well.
How many hours do you sleep each day? Do you sleep at regular hours (night)? Is there anything interrupting your sleep? Do you snore? Do you have any breathing problems (like feeling your nose stuffy all the time) ? Are you working too much? Do you drink alcohol? Any drugs? Have you checked your temperature?
Have you done any laboratory tests to check for anemia, hypothyroidism or other common conditions?
Useful lab tests would include: complete blood count, TSH, Sodium, Potassium, Creatinine. Other tests can be useful as well but I believe the above are absolutely needed.
Please use your follow up question to answer the clinical queries and don't forget to mention any laboratory test you may have.
I'll be waiting for your input.
Kind Regards!
Please give more details
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
this is not an unusual complaint. It's usually caused by inadequate resting time but certain medical conditions may cause it as well.
How many hours do you sleep each day? Do you sleep at regular hours (night)? Is there anything interrupting your sleep? Do you snore? Do you have any breathing problems (like feeling your nose stuffy all the time) ? Are you working too much? Do you drink alcohol? Any drugs? Have you checked your temperature?
Have you done any laboratory tests to check for anemia, hypothyroidism or other common conditions?
Useful lab tests would include: complete blood count, TSH, Sodium, Potassium, Creatinine. Other tests can be useful as well but I believe the above are absolutely needed.
Please use your follow up question to answer the clinical queries and don't forget to mention any laboratory test you may have.
I'll be waiting for your input.
Kind Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
I sleep about 8 hours and post mid night. I have not done any checks however i feel i think a lot and dream a lot, and mostly have a feeling of multi tasking. I think this gives me a feeling of being tired when i wake up. What can i do to improve the quality of my sleep
Brief Answer:
many questions unanswered
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
you haven't answered the most of my questions which makes it difficult to give you an estimation of your situation but I'll try to give you the basics.
Feeling tired may mean any of the following (this is not a full list - it's a list of common causes) :
- anemia, a lot hematocrit for any reason may cause tiredness which has nothing to do with sleep
- hypothyroidism, the same applies here, although other symptoms may be apparent too, like a slow heart rate, weight gain, etc
- electrolyte disorders
- sleep apnea syndrome, usually accompanied by snoring. This makes the "patient" wake up very often during the night but only for a brief moment, so that the patient won't remember waking up the next day. This causes a lot of stress to the heart, it may cause arterial hypertension, heart failure and of course tiredness and sleepiness during the day.
So I believe that your next step should be a laboratory investigation for the common causes. If nothing is found there, you should consult a pulmonologist who will be able to guide you through the investigation of the potential sleep-apnea syndrome.
I hope I've helped!
If you'd like more information, please ask again. This process would be much more efficient if you'd provide more information though.
Kind Regards!
many questions unanswered
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
you haven't answered the most of my questions which makes it difficult to give you an estimation of your situation but I'll try to give you the basics.
Feeling tired may mean any of the following (this is not a full list - it's a list of common causes) :
- anemia, a lot hematocrit for any reason may cause tiredness which has nothing to do with sleep
- hypothyroidism, the same applies here, although other symptoms may be apparent too, like a slow heart rate, weight gain, etc
- electrolyte disorders
- sleep apnea syndrome, usually accompanied by snoring. This makes the "patient" wake up very often during the night but only for a brief moment, so that the patient won't remember waking up the next day. This causes a lot of stress to the heart, it may cause arterial hypertension, heart failure and of course tiredness and sleepiness during the day.
So I believe that your next step should be a laboratory investigation for the common causes. If nothing is found there, you should consult a pulmonologist who will be able to guide you through the investigation of the potential sleep-apnea syndrome.
I hope I've helped!
If you'd like more information, please ask again. This process would be much more efficient if you'd provide more information though.
Kind Regards!
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Dr. Shanthi.E
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