How does getting too much sleep make you more tired

Can getting too much sleep make you tired all the time?

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It depends on what your regular sleep cycle is. If you are always getting 10 or more hours of sleep a night and still always feel tired, then I would think you’re actually sleeping that much because your body is so tired, not the other way …

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Can too much sleep make you MORE tired?

Q: On weekdays i get about 8 hours of sleep, and on weekends i got about 10-12 hours of sleep (catchingup from the week) and i am sooooooo exhausted now. could it be because i am out of my normal sleeping pattern? on fridays after sleeping 8 i am tired, but sleeping more to get me un-tired, makes me more tired! what do i do? i am WIPED OUT now, and i want to go to bed, but i cant, what do i do?? how do i fix this??

A: Too much sleep is almost as bad as too little sleep and makes you feel very tired, exhausted and very weak.

can getting to much sleep make you irratated, more tired, and fussy?

Q: I work three 12 hour shifts in a row(night shift 7pm-7pm) and I come home from a shift and sleep from 730am-6pm…is this to much sleep that is making me really irritated?

A: Too much sleep is almost as bad as too little sleep and can make you feel very weak and very tired and that in turn can make you more irritable than normal.

Does your body adapt to getting too much sleep?

Q: I know that your body can adapt to getting too little sleep, say, someone who works a lot and can be OK on 5 hours of sleep a night. But how about oversleeping, say, getting around 10 hours of sleep a night. If you do that for 3-5 nights in a row, and then get 8 hours of sleep the next night, could you wake up feeling tired?I think this is why I have so much trouble waking up and why I feel tired all the time…inconsistent sleep patterns. During the week, I get around 6-7 hours of sleep, and then on weekends, 9-10 hours of sleep. I feel tired on the weekends (probably from oversleeping after what my body has grown accustomed to on weeknights) and very tired on weekdays (probably from my body adapting to getting 9-10 hours of sleep).Could this be my problem? And is it best to set my alarm to 7-8 hours after I go to sleep, regardless of what time I go to sleep? Also, I’m well aware of the negative effects of undersleeping…but what about oversleeping? Anything bad?And by negative effects, I mean long term…as long term undersleeping can lead to problems with the brain.

A: Seven or Eight Hours Sleep is SufficientHow much sleep is enough? How much sleep is too much? Some people can manage on six hours sleep a night. Seven to eight hours has long been the standard and I still think that’s what the majority of people need. Recent studies suggest that less than six hours of sleep can be detrimental to a person’s health. The big surprise is that the same study also suggests that sleeping nine or more hours a night can be a danger to your health. 19 HOURS SLEEP IS TOO MUCHI think everyone will agree, however, that there is such a thing as getting too much sleep. Take, for instance, from People’s Daily. It concerns Meng Qiang of Quianxi County in China who slept as much as nineteen hours a day.He could fall asleep anywhere, even while crossing a busy street, and exhibited all the effects of severe sleep deprivation, and, not incidentally, he also showed all the symptoms of sleep apnea.OBESITY AND SLEEP APNEAMeng weighed about 200 pounds, which wouldn’t make him obese if he was over six feet tall. Meng, however, stood only five and a half feet. He carried enough wait on his small frame to make it difficult for him to get around. As his weight increased, so did his troubles. He was no longer capable of earning a living. His snores rattled the rafters, and, finally his wife, fed up with all Meng’s problems, divorced him. OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEAThis is when his family stepped in. They could see Meng desperately needed help. His two sisters had him admitted to hospital where he was diagnosed as a victim of obstructive sleep apnea. The doctors decided that the best sleep apnea treatment for Meng would be surgery and they operated to remove obstructions in the nose and throat area. LESS WEIGHT AND LESS SLEEPWhen he was finally released from the hospital, he had managed to lose about 20 pounds, and, although he could probably afford to whittle that down even more, he felt better and was even smiling. One of his sisters reported that he’s now sleeping only nine or ten hours a day. Still a bit excessive – but compared to the previous nineteen hours a day – Meng Qiang has come a long way toward improving his health and wellbeing.