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I sleep 10 hours a night but still need to nap constantly during the day. Even 400 mg of caffeine doesn't buzz me, it just makes me feel 70% close to my normal, high energy 20s self. My daytime fatigue is so severe I've been mistaken for being drunk (even though I don't drink), and I experience a dream like brain fog around friends unless I use caffeine pills to seem present.

I know this is part of normal aging for a woman in her 30s, but it's frustrating to constantly need naps when I haven't even done anything. Sometimes you just have to biohack. Still, I feel a bit jealous of how men age differently and seem to keep loads of energy.

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[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 15 points 1 hour ago (8 children)

You need to talk to a doctor

[–] meltycat@lemmy.world -1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I've talked to loads and my tests have returned normal!

[–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Nah, your tests aren't normal. You likely have messed up things with too much caffeine, too much stress, and very likley are overweight and have sleep apnea.

Get a sleep study done, exercise more and work on healthy sleep habits and you probably will fix things. Very few people need to chug 2+ energy drinks a day to feel 'tired'.

[–] meltycat@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago (1 children)

My BMI is 20, I only have caffeine occasionally in the form of pills, I'm not stressed, and I don't even snore.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 3 points 31 minutes ago* (last edited 30 minutes ago) (1 children)

Sleep apnea can happen even if you don’t snore loudly … or at all.

“Less than 50% of cases of obstructive sleep apnea present without audible snoring,” Dr. Kaur reports. “But it absolutely happens. You may have no snoring or just very light, intermittent snoring.”

OSA happens when the muscles and tissues in your throat relax too much during sleep, which partially or fully blocks your airway.

Dr. Kaur says common signs of silent sleep apnea may include:

  • Excessive daytime sleepiness
  • Feeling unrested when you wake up
  • Morning headaches
  • Multiple nighttime awakenings
  • Fatigue

Please get a sleep study done.

[–] meltycat@lemmy.world 0 points 14 minutes ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago) (3 children)

I've wasted doctor's time enough. And sleep apnea wouldn't explain why this was gradual and started happening as I approached my thirties. Just like I'm getting old and aren't that far off from being considered geriatric for a woman. (I'm 31, so a little under 4 years off) https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/geriatric-pregnancy

When I was in college, I could not sleep all night and still ace college from 8 till 5. And then do lots of stuff after I came home. And my BMI is still 20 so it's not that I've gotten fat.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 minutes ago

Just like I’m getting old and aren’t that far off from being considered geriatric for a woman. (I’m 31, so a little under 4 years off)

That's for pregnancy, please be for real.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 minutes ago

It sounds more like all those doctors have wasted your time. Find one that actually cares enough to fix whatever is wrong with you because I promise, just like every other person on this post, what you are experiencing is not normal for the vast majority of women.

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 2 points 9 minutes ago

My wife is 41 and depressed and doesn't have issues like you do. Please go see a doctor and don't leave until they take you seriously. Blood tests are usually the most basic screening nothing more.

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