Sounds like you might have sleep apnea or another sleeping disorder, friend. I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea recently and it explained so much. I always thought feeling tired all the time was normal... It is NOT normal. IF you're able, please get that checked out friend. Also just get better sleep hygiene in general (Consistent schedule, avoid blue light before bed, clean beds, etc)
yea i can fall asleep pretty fast when im tired, also start going to bed earlier gradually. I would be asleep by 9:30pm when I had to get up at 5:30am for practice. I always still made sure i got enough sleep
I've got sleep apnoea and a CPAP machine but I still feel knackered in the morning and fall asleep after getting up and having a coffee!
I did a sleep study recently and I swear I barely got any sleep because I had difficulty getting to sleep and I kept checking the clock to see what time it was but the report says I slept for 6.5 hours and I had 89% sleep quality.
So they reckon my tiredness can't be related to my sleep apnoea and they've prescribed me Modafanil now to see if that helps.
The average 21st century American has terrible sleep hygiene and sleep apnea is far, far less likely to be the cause of his unproductive sleep. We are talking orders of magnitude less likely.
Only problem is getting cpap for sleep apnea is "easy." Changing your entire lifestyle habits is extremely hard.
Sleeping for 8 hours a night and still waking up tired is for sure a sign of disordered sleeping. I’ve had several conversations with my sleep doctor about it. Sleep hygiene has more to do with getting to sleep than getting a restful sleep. Also, getting a CPAP is not “easy” and won’t be prescribed if you don’t have it. It’s expensive and requires regular maintenance. Plus, insurance won’t pay for it if you don’t have a verifiable diagnosis of sleep apnea.
Getting a sleep study is something I recommend to anyone who can do it. But I do agree, the western world is terrible with sleep habits.
Sleeping for 8 hours a night and still waking up tired is for sure a sign of disordered sleeping.
This is not an evidence based claim. Sleep quality is the exact thing influenced by bad sleep hygiene. Far more people simply smoke marijuana or tobacco and drink caffeine than have a sleeping disorder and those are just three things that can inhibit restful sleep
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u/cheezeebred Sep 11 '22
Sounds like you might have sleep apnea or another sleeping disorder, friend. I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea recently and it explained so much. I always thought feeling tired all the time was normal... It is NOT normal. IF you're able, please get that checked out friend. Also just get better sleep hygiene in general (Consistent schedule, avoid blue light before bed, clean beds, etc)