For a few people I know, it was thyroid related.
Why do some people feel tired all the time?
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Re: Why do some people feel tired all the time?
#12As we age slow-wave sleep degrades. This is the stage of glymphatic clearing the article describes. This decrease in slow-wave sleep begins in our late 30s and is linked to Alzheimer's, Diabetes, weakened immune function and more. We've been working on this for a few years through auditory stimulation during sleep. Published peer reviewed research using our stimulation protocol is at https://soundmind.co/research
When will this be released? What can we do in the interim?
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#13My sleep improved once I started measuring using a whoop strap. Within a few days of wearing the strap, it was clear to me that my 8 hours were ineffective 8 hours. I was accumulating significant debt every day and when I paid it off over the weekend, I felt energized again. I recognized that every day is different and needed to change my environment, and consistency accordingly. Sleep is now a non-negotiable thing i…
Apple Watch is teaching me this lesson right now. Any success stories in terms of improving your ratio of sleep to in-bed time?
Besides the obvious less screen time in bed, the major ones for me were
1. Reducing alcohol consumption down to zero during week nights makes my percentage of rem sleep go up and percentage of light sleep go down
2. My deepest sleep is after 4 am. So dark blocking curtains help my sleep tremendously.
3. Certain workouts, such as light cardio, make my sleep and recovery better as opposed to others, such as playing a sport.
4. My ideal sleep temperature is between 68 and 70F.
These are all I know so far.
Re: Why do some people feel tired all the time?
#14As we age slow-wave sleep degrades. This is the stage of glymphatic clearing the article describes. This decrease in slow-wave sleep begins in our late 30s and is linked to Alzheimer's, Diabetes, weakened immune function and more. We've been working on this for a few years through auditory stimulation during sleep. Published peer reviewed research using our stimulation protocol is at https://soundmind.co/research
When will this be released? What can we do in the interim?
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple Watch is teaching me this lesson right now. Any success stories in terms of improving your ratio of sleep to in-bed time?
Besides the obvious less screen time in bed, the major ones for me were 1. Reducing alcohol consumption down to zero during week nights makes my percentage of rem sleep go up and percentage of light sleep go down 2. My deepest sleep is after 4 am. So dark blocking curtains help my sleep tremendously. 3. Certain workouts, such as light cardio, make my sleep and recovery better as opposed to others, such as playing a s…
Appreciated, thanks!
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#16I thought I always felt tired. Until I got a sleep mask, ear plugs, stopped eating 4 hours before bed, slept in a cold room, and went to bed at the same time every night. I found my body just adjusted itself back to its natural rhythm. Curious how many of the contestants surveyed did exactly this and still had trouble with their sleep. Edit: diet and general lifestyle changes (such as going to the gym and being outsi…
What led to you making so many changes to your normal routine all at once?
Not the parent, but in my case it was the attempt to optimize the process of falling asleep, in any way possible, after years of sleeping problems. There are a lot of articles, books or YT videos compiling tips and tricks. 4-7-8 breathing is another common advice.
After I had been diagnosed with sleep apnea, I received a prescription for an APAP machine (auto-adjusting pressure, in contrast to constant-pressure CPAP). Unfortunately, I still wake up every night after ~3 hours of sleep with a feeling of suffocating and panicking which makes me take off the breathing mask. Therefore I have yet to experience any positive effects from using the APAP machine to treat the apnea.
Any advice from somebody who has gone through the same thing?
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#17For me it was sleep apnea. It was undiagnosed and I have lived most of my life basically exhausted. Once I was diagnosed, thanks to a CPAP recall/shortage during the pandemic I couldn’t get a CPAP machine so used a custom fit oral appliance which took a few days to get used to, but once I did I woke up one day, having done nothing very different from any other day, feeling fresher than I can ever remember feeling. It…
Can we buy this custom appliance over the counter without a prescription to try it out?
I think my dentist offered it for $3600 without insurance? I haven't done it yet, but I want to. They did need proof of a sleep study, but I think that is more of an insurance thing.
Re: Why do some people feel tired all the time?
#18For me it was sleep apnea. It was undiagnosed and I have lived most of my life basically exhausted. Once I was diagnosed, thanks to a CPAP recall/shortage during the pandemic I couldn’t get a CPAP machine so used a custom fit oral appliance which took a few days to get used to, but once I did I woke up one day, having done nothing very different from any other day, feeling fresher than I can ever remember feeling. It…
Did you have any issues with the device when you first got it? I've been using a cpap machine for a while, but it took me literally years before I could sleep through an entire night with it on. I've been thinking of either having surgery or going the oral appliance route this year.
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#19I thought I always felt tired. Until I got a sleep mask, ear plugs, stopped eating 4 hours before bed, slept in a cold room, and went to bed at the same time every night. I found my body just adjusted itself back to its natural rhythm. Curious how many of the contestants surveyed did exactly this and still had trouble with their sleep. Edit: diet and general lifestyle changes (such as going to the gym and being outsi…
What led to you making so many changes to your normal routine all at once?
I implemented these changes over the course of a few months. I was so sick of being sleep deprived I eventually optimized my sleep.
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#20I am feeling tired all the time. My hand / legs go numb when I am in same position for more than 10 mins or so. I feel lot of weird stuff when I am asleep. Thyroid, Vitamin D, b12, diabetes, iron levels, brain MRI all came up normal.
So my neuro suggested seeing a psychiatrist (I was depressed during Covid) which also didn't show any improvement. I have GERD though.
Anyone in the similar boat? I feel like I might a possible explanation from this thread. My doctors couldn't find anything.
I am 25, work in IT. All this issues started during Covid (when I was sitting all day in front of my computer) and got worse after that.