Always TIRED..Im going crazy!?
My husband is 27 years old and always tired. Here’s alittle background info:
He has sleep apnea, he is on Paxil 40mg daily for anxiety, he is also on 40mg of Priolsec daily. He uses his sleep apnea machine on and off and if he does use it normally its only for a few hours. My husband works from 5pm-10 pm, then goes to his second job from 10.30pm-3.30am. He gets in bed around 4/4.30am every day. He wakes up at 11.30am.,so about 7 hours of sleep. Heres the problem, he’s constantly tired and falling asleep, especially while watching TV on the couch. This past Sunday he slept through the night (his day off), woke up at 6.30 am with our 10 month old, and went back to bed at 9am until noon, then woke up. Then later that night he went to bed a 6 pm and I woke him up at 10pm to go to his night job. Is his schedule making any sense? :) It drives me CRAZY that he is always so tired. WHat do you think is causing this? He doesnt help around the house very much so thats no causing excessive tiredness… help!:)
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His unusual sleep schedule is likely the culprit, here. Sleeping through the morning rather than at night may be throwing off his cicadian rythm. Unless he is able to change what shift he works, there is little he can do about it.
There are other factors, however, that could be contributing and you may want to take a look at. One thing is his diet. Does he get enough simple sugars from fruits and vegetables? Is he getting enough iron and other essential vitamins and minerals? A nutritional deficiency can cause exhaustion because your body isn’t getting enough energy or because your body is trying to save up what nutrients it has so it can function properly.
His activity level could also contribute. Does he do a lot? Is he constantly running around with things to do? Is he stressed out? Does he work out for several hours a day? Seven hours of sleep may not be enough to replenish him after such a hard day.
Contrarily, is he not active enough? If your body never really gets going, it can get exhausted easily. To counter this, he could try going fir a brisk 20 minute walk every day.
Finally, exhaustion is often linked to sleep apnea. He should use his machine all morning every morning when he is sleeping.
If you have tested all of these possibilities and he is still easily tired, you should talk to a doctor.
Tell him to try and get 10 hours of sleep.
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Hun..he is working too much.His body is simply tired by over work.if possible have him leave one job if he is making enough money from his other job.I hope you are also helping him by working yourself.If only one person working then this will happen.you didn’t tell anything about yourself though.what you do if he is working 2 jobs and you still complaining?you should give comfort as much as you can.
You’re family is having a rough time. Even if he didn’t have apnea, I’m not surprised that he’s so tired. Someday, things will get better as far as time and money are concerned. I think your story is inspirational and that you are both very brave.
While you can’t change his work schedule, you can do something about your own feelings. Remember that marriage is a partnership and that you are working a tough schedule yourself – I know, I have a youg child. Your schedules are completely out-of-synch with each other, but you are building for the future. When he’s asleep, take a few minutes to lie down beside him while your baby naps. You’ll find new ways to get that connection you are missing, just by being close.
I wish you the best.