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Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...

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Sleeping But Still Tired

Bill1130
Bill1130
I went through a very bad two-week bout of insomnia--some nights no sleep at all, some nights a couple of hours--but about four days ago I snapped back for some reason and have been sleeping 8-10 hrs. But I'm still very tired during the day, and I just can't account for it. Any ideas?
deleted_user
deleted_user
The good news of course is the fact that you're sleeping. But considering the normal range for adults is 7 to 9 hours, sleeping up to 10 hours would put you into an excessive category. Too much sleeping can be a symptom of depression, although insomnia is also common.

If you're not already doing so, I would suggest trying to keep a consistent sleep schedule, particularly a consistent wake up time, and see how you do. If the daytime tiredness doesn't go away or gets worse, that could be a symptom of sleep apnea, and worth mentioning to your doc.
bruticus
bruticus
sleepingbetter is right but he didn't explain it. ;)

let me explain it....

Sleeping and Recoverying go hand in hand but when sleeping isn't happening, recoverying isn't either. People call this sleep debt.

So, you have to sleep longer than usual to repay your sleep debt.

The best way to repay your sleep debt is to not use an alarm clock and wake up naturally. Also, be sure to do 10-12 hours (even if you happen to wake up after 6-8hrs) In a few weeks, you should go back to normal.