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I Am Tired All The Time And Just Want To

Posted on Thu, 23 May 2019

Question: i am tired all the time and just want to sleep even after having a 8 hour sleep at night and i am also on a cpap. i have been like this since my open heart surgary in 2013 and it only keeps getting worse

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
About tiredness and excessive sleeping;

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking!
I have gone through your concern.

Would you please give some more information regarding your pathologies...

You are diagnosed with sleep apnea I suppose (as you are using a CPAP), are you obese?

Do you have thyroid pathologies, did you ever check the thyroid function?
Have you excluded anemia as a cause of excessive sleeping?

It will be a pleasure to help you further.

Best wishes,
Dr.Mirjeta

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Mirjeta Guni (5 hours later)

I have sleep apnea do i stop breathing that was found out in a sleep lab.
I am not obese i weigh 150
and to my knowlege i have never had a thyroid test that i know of.
and i have also do have anemia as i am on iron pills for it.
I have brought this up to my pd and sleep doctor over and over and they just look at me like i am crazy or don't know what i am talking about.
I just can't take this anymore even after sleeping 8 hrs by 10 am pst i am ready to go back to bed.
I need help with this problem

Follow up: Dr. Mirjeta Guni (4 minutes later)

and i am also on a lot of meds, for my heart,kidneys stage 3. and i also have XXXXXXX strokes

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (14 hours later)

Brief Answer:
About excess sleep;

Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
i would suggest to check thyroid function as it is the main cause of exessive sleep.
TSH, Ft4 and Ft3 are needed.
Please attach the results for further suggestions.
Best wishes,
Dr.mirjeta

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad