I’m so tired, I can’t stay awake

[Zombieof3]

Hi all,

I’ve struggled with tiredness for a long time. I don’t mean just slightly tired, it’s all the time. I come home from work and sleep. In work I’m struggling to stay awake. Today is awful, I’ve got the three kids and I’m so tired I honestly could cry. Ones ASD and they won’t just sit and watch something quietly and they shouldn’t have too. I’ve found myself dozing off on the sofa. I am drained.

I’ve been back and forth to gps for years about it and they only ever do blood tests but something feel very very wrong. I’m 27 but I sleep more than the dead. I’m trying to stay awake now but I am finding it so difficult. I’ve asked a family member for help today but not sure they’re free to help. This just isn’t normal

No, it’s not.
Do you drink alcohol ?
What is your actual nighttime sleep like ?

I don’t drink alcohol as it triggers my migraines.
I thought it was fine tbh, I snore a lot that’s about it

@Zombieof3 as you snore a lot, the first thing I thought of is sleep apnea. You could be waking hundreds of times during the night and not knowing about it.

Have you been tested for sleep apnea?

They haven’t tested anything other than bloods which showed I was anaemic once which I have since been retested and it’s fine. Can I just ask for a test?

check sleep apnea you said you snore a lot I’d check it out. It’s not normal to feel so fatigued x

My B12 deficiency makes me absolutely exhausted, and would have shown up if you've had a recent blood test OP

I asked for a referral to sleep clinic to check for sleep apnoea - it was a 7 month wait and I did the monitoring at home one night.
I was having episodes of obstruction of breathing 27 times an hour. I’m on c-pap overnight now.
please mention the snoring to the dr and ask for a referral

Have you got a gas boiler? Carbon monoxide poisoning springs to mind.