Submitted 14 hours ago by IEatCeleryAt7Degrees@lemmy.world to [deleted]
I don’t feel non-drugged until well after 6 PM. I’m sleeping very well. I even tried caffeine pills and even caffeine doesn’t budge the “just come to under general anesthesia” feeling. People have also noticed that I’m moving slowly.
Am I just getting old?
Do you have an anxiety disorder? Anxiety can manifest physically in many different ways.
Your have already told your age. But more data is needed.
Your height? Your weight? What kind of work every day? How much sports? General physical fitness? Blood pressure?
If you don’t want to tell the whole world here, that’s OK and understandable. But find a trusted person in real life to look at your situation.
A doctor
Preferrable, of course. If affordable.
Echoing: talk to a doctor. Keep taking to doctors until you figure out the problem.
Someone suggested it could be low b12, but I’ve been having the sublingual spray for months and there’s no improvement.
If you suspect a B12 deficiency, get tested for it. With serious deficiency you’d likely also see low hemoglobin, low hematocrit, and low neutrophil count in your blood work. Just to be clear though: I’m not a doctor.
The vast majority of “sublingual” B12 is absorbed in the gut. Very little is absorbed through the mucosa. If you have a b12 absorption problem, you may need a B12 injection. You can either get one from a doctor or do it yourself with an insulin needle, if you’re comfortable. I’ve had a B12 deficiency that couldn’t be resolved with any form of oral B12 supplementation.
Process of elimination. Other than what’s been mentioned…
Does this happen when you’re staying over somewhere else or in a hotel for a few days? If not, may want to check for mold, bed bugs, or airborne particulates. Mold is usually odorless, but can grow behind walls and above ceilings.
Can you switch out into a fresh, new set of clothing and/or beddings, and use allergen-free detergents? It’s possible to develop allergies to certain fabrics and cleaning supplies.
Ask for a sleep study. Often it involves wearing a special watch continuously for a day or two, then turning it in. Sleep apnea can disrupt flow of oxygen to the brain. There are now ultra-quiet CPAP machines, with very discreet facemasks, so nobody has to be kept awake.
With the caveat that I’m not a woman, I’m around your age with pretty bad insomnia, and even I don’t feel that bad when I wake up. I want to sleep more and sometimes my back or shoulder hurt if I slept in a weird position now, but nothing like that. You should really go see a doctor and ask about that. It could be some idiosyncrasy, but it’s better to find that out now than to wait and realize it was something more serious that was easily treatable if you had gone sooner.
not a doctor, but sounds like you’re missing iron. When was the last time you’ve checked your haemaglobin levels
Maybe MCAS, me/cfs, long covid
Not necessarily, go see your medical provider. Could be thyroid or other issues.
Get a sleep study done, pushing 40 and not at all normal, once in a while I’ll wake up slowly, or wake up before my body does, and it’s uncomfortable, happened maybe once or twice and if it ever happened multiple days in a row I’d be bringing it up with my primary.
I think way more context is needed.
How many hours of continous uninterrupted sleep do you get per night?
How often do you find yourself waking up during the night for any reason, and if so, what reason(s)? Soreness and needing to shift? Bathroom trips? Unknown reason? Noise?
Does your jaw hurt after waking up? (Possibly grinding teeth or clenching jaw)
How dry do you feel? Do you consistently wake up feeling dehydrated?
How stressed are you, on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being zenlike calm and 10 throwing up panic attacks.
(Very common issue) Have you checked CO2 (carbon dioxide, not monoxide, just normal CO2 levels) in your room after sleeping in it? Rooms can be prone to bad airflow and CO2 slowly builds up overnight. Check for covered vents and ducts restricting airflow, try opening your window a bit. You can buy cheap air quality monitors online and test your rooms air quality in the morning after a sleep.
Are there any other places in your house you find sleeping or taking a nap doesnt cause this? Try paying for a 1 night hotel room, and see if sleeping in a different bed in a different building still has the same issues or not, to narrow it down to if its a you problem or an environment problem.
Record yourself sleeping, see how much you move around, snore, or see if you have sleep apnea.
Surprisingly your dentist is more likely to help test you for possible sleep apnea issues, as a huge amount of sleeping problems have to do with palette shape, overbite/underbite, etc. So talk to your dentist about this!
In the comments you said you get tests run every 4-6 weeks. In my experience old age problems don’t start at 32.
Try some different things in between one of those 4-6 week cycles:
Is it like a brain fog? One that no amount of water seems to touch? Like you’re moving and thinking through a soup that gets thinner and thinner through the day until it finally gets thin enough to seem normal?
Feeling that way occasionally as you get older might be a legit thing. (I felt that way in occasion, but it didn’t start until my 40sp. But all the time? That is excessive.
I would start keeping a health diary if I were you. Start writing down how you feel every day, nad note the time you are feeling poorly. You can just use a note taking app (or even a physical notebook), it doesn’t need to be a health app.
Also write down everything you eat or drink. You might find after a week or two that an obvious pattern emerges, and you can try changing your diet. But regardless, the next time you see the doctor you can discuss that history with them.
Don’t be afraid to get a second opinion on those lab results, also. Some doctors put an emphasis on different things. Another doctor might see a different pattern in the same results.
I hope you figure it out!
Not age. Something is going on. Could be depression. Could be an infection. Could be a lot of things.
No, not normal. Also, 32 is still very young.
I see someone mentioned B12, but have you checked your vitamin d levels? I (53m) was feeling like that back in spring and my doctor gave me a ultra high dose of vitamin D (50,000iu) and it was like someone turned on all the lights in my brain. Now I am on 5,000iu daily.
I feel that way waking up if I slept fpr like 12+ hours straight.
Since you mentioned the substance… That sounds an awful lot like caffeine addiction.
Do you have high blood pressure? Just throwing this out there, maybe sleep apnea? If blood pressure is normal, that’s probably not it.
You need to eat more than just celery.
What are your iron levels in your blood work? Have they looked O2 sats?
Iron levels are good, O2 sats are 98%
How are your O2 sats while sleeping? Get a finger sensor and sleep with it on. Check the readings in the morning.
What is your diet like? When i eat poorly it really effects my energy. Im not even 30 yet but I’ve noticed i can’t eat junk foods like i did just a few years ago, they leave me feeling lethargic. I tend to do best on a more whole foods diet. Like cooking chicken breast instead of chicken nuggets and avoiding ultra processed foods.
Also is your sleep actually good quality? Do you use any drugs like Marijuana before bed? Are you dreaming pretty consistently? Is your bed time and wake up time consistent?
My diet’s been the same since I was young, and I get good quality sleep.
Being asleep all night doesn’t mean good quality.
AnAmericanPotato@programming.dev 12 hours ago
Others have provided good advice. I’ll only add that you might also think about celiac / gluten sensitivity. There’s a wide range of possible symptoms there. You could just try cutting out gluten for a week or two and see if the situation improves, because it’s not always easy to diagnose.
But yes, do talk to a doctor, and be prepared to push back and advocate for yourself if they brush you off.