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How To Treat Irregular Sleep Patterns?

About 3 weeks ago I got sick with a cold for about a week, I am a competivive swimmer and I also take it as my Igcse s(I swim for about 4hours a day and train for about 3hours) but lately I ve become really tired but I find it difficult to sleep and when I do fall asleep I sleep for long hours sometimes up to 15hours though I wake up in between at random, I usually have a good sleeping pattren I go to bed at 10pm and wake up at 5:30 am.Lately I ve been really stressed, depressed,worried and fearfull about several things. Could there be any answer to why I sleep so much and could you give me some advice on how to get my normal sleeping pattren back?
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Most common cause for irregular sleeping habits is stress and anxiety.
You are also having fears and feeling of stressed and depressed.
So better to consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions.
Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution.
You will need anxiolytic and anti depressant drugs.
Avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm.
Don't worry, you will be alright with all these.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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How To Treat Irregular Sleep Patterns?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Most common cause for irregular sleeping habits is stress and anxiety. You are also having fears and feeling of stressed and depressed. So better to consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution. You will need anxiolytic and anti depressant drugs. Avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm. Don t worry, you will be alright with all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.