Seasonal affective disorder
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that involves seasonal changes. Symptoms often begin in the fall and continue into the winter months, draining energy, feeling moody and tired all the time, leading to frequent sleepiness. This symptom repeats many times, making you moody and depressed about everything.
You may have thyroid disease
There are 2 types of thyroid problems that will affect sleep and one of them can cause insomnia or a feeling of sleepiness, fatigue all the time.
People with hypothyroidism often sleep more than 10 hours a day and are easily tired during the day. If you have no other health problems but still sleep more than 10 hours a day, you definitely need to get your thyroid checked urgently to avoid regrettable cases.
You may be depressed
You may not know, depression is a disease that affects the nervous system, so it can also lead to more sleep than usual. Therefore, you should not ignore signs of sleeping too much, especially if you have a history of depression. It is necessary to monitor and pay attention to your sleep, because sometimes it is warning about the disease you are suffering from and timely examination and treatment.
You may have too much sleep (hypersomnia).
In contrast to insomnia, hypersomnia is a sleep disorder that causes the sufferer to sleep more during the day and night. Another name for this syndrome is excessive daytime sleepiness. Even while driving or working, you can fall asleep instantly.
This condition will make the patient easily feel tired, exhausted and not alert enough to do anything. If you are driving, you can endanger your life and those around you.
You may have Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted during sleep. People with untreated sleep apnea will stop breathing repeatedly during sleep, sometimes hundreds of times a night. This causes the body, especially the brain, to not get enough oxygen.
In particular, sleep apnea is a disorder in which breathing repeatedly, stops, and then starts again during sleep. Then, make the patient sleep more to make up for the amount of sleep “interrupted” due to this syndrome. If the disease is not detected and treated early enough, it will cause some damage to the brain stem. And if you notice these symptoms, you should go to the respiratory specialist immediately for treatment as soon as possible.
You may have heart problems
According to a recent statement from the American Heart Association, irregular sleep patterns are associated with a range of cardiovascular risks. People who regularly sleep 9 or more hours a night have more calcium build up in the heart artery walls and the arteries in the legs will be stiffer than those who usually sleep 7 hours a night.
Therefore, sleeping too much can also be a warning sign that you are suffering from heart disease, especially when you are not overworked but always feel sleepy. Many people with heart disease do not know they have it because the signs of too much sleep are often confused with the usual symptoms of the body.
