Q: 2 weeks ago i was getting by with 4 hours sleep and feeling very energetic, now I'm sleeping 14-18 hours ADAY and still feeling tired! but i also wake up feeling ill, my muscles feel stiff and sore, my tummy is upset and im very light headed! this seams to happen alot through the year! i just seam to round in circles! please no advice saying dont sleep because i cant help it if im tired!
A: i was having the same problem not too long ago. i would have trouble falling asleep at night and when i would wake up in the morning i would try to squeeze in a few hours to make up for falling asleep so late. and i'd end up sleeping for like ever! so what i did was: i found some sort of activity that would use up some energy during the day (say like play wii sports or wii fit for a while) so that i wasn't just sitting on my butt doing nothing all day and not being tired when it came time to go to bed. so when it did become time to go to bed at like a normal time, i'd go ahead and set an alarm to wake me up 7 hours later so i didn't sleep so much. then i felt like i was back to normal. but i'd make sure it was loud so that it would startle me and get the adrenaline in my system so i wouldn't still feel tired. because the body only really needs 7 or 8 hours of sleep. too much and you'll feel like you said.