how much is sleep related to overall health?

[Anonymous]

I haven't had regular sleep for years and haven't felt good for years either. I feel like I am on survival mode all the time and spend time looking into vitamins etc. I don't really want to accept that it might be the sleep.

my circadian rhythm is all over the place and some nights I get 3 hours, other nights 2 and on Saturdays I'll get 9h.

Is regular sleep key here?

[Anonymous]

You might want to get your thyroid checked.

[Anonymous]

Sleep is pretty well indicated now to be critical to long term brain health. In fact, I’ve heard to prioritize it more than exercise if you have to choose. Your body needs sleep to clear out toxic junk and repair injuries. Is there a reason you’re having trouble sleeping?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You might want to get your thyroid checked.

This. Although when my thyroid was causing problems for me, I could never get enough sleep, and woke up feeling tired. Sleeping only two hours sounds different than thyroid. No wonder op is tired. That’s absolutely insane. And whether the lack of sleep is caused by a medical issue, or is causing medical issues, you definitely need to figure it out because you probably have medical stuff going on.

[Anonymous]

Different people get by on different amounts of sleep.

I have to wake up at 6am every morning and feel much better when I’m in bed by 8, 9 at the latest.

I take an OTC sleeping pill every night, so even if I wake up every hour or so to turn over, I have no problems going back to sleep.

[Anonymous]

I have always been a bad sleeper & I think it negatively impacts my health as well.

I usually have to wake up during the night to use the bathroom 1-2x which disrupts my nightime slumber.
I think uninterrupted sleep 💤 is ideal for good health.

On rare days when I do sleep well I feel excellent internally + wish I could feel that way all the time.

[Anonymous]

A lot. Took me days to recover from staying up too late though Christmas and new years. Felt like I had a hangover.

[Anonymous]

Have a sleep study done.
Find out if you have Sleep Apnea and get treatment for it.

[Anonymous]

How are you able to sleep 9 hours on Saturdays? If you’re capable of doing that and it’s a situational thing on other nights, why not try to change your schedule on the other days? I know it’s easier said than done, but it’s at least good to know that you are capable of doing it when given the opportunity, which is different than just not being able to sleep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You might want to get your thyroid checked.

This. Although when my thyroid was causing problems for me, I could never get enough sleep, and woke up feeling tired. Sleeping only two hours sounds different than thyroid. No wonder op is tired. That’s absolutely insane. And whether the lack of sleep is caused by a medical issue, or is causing medical issues, you definitely need to figure it out because you probably have medical stuff going on.

I have thyroid disease and I'm also in peri. Some nights I can only get 2 hours sleep. This is not uncommon. Also sleep varies for us through the cycle more in people with thyroid disease.

[Anonymous]

Get up the same time every day.
No matter how much sleep.
Get sunlight or lightbox light in morning.

[Anonymous]

Definitely have your thyroid checked (TSH levels at a minimum if not a full thyroid panel). Also get your Calcium, PTH and Vitamin D checked. I had a lot of difficulty sleeping and thought it was perimenopause/menopause and sleep apnea. Turns out it was hyperparathyroidism. I had a surgery to remove two bad parathyroids. (The other 2 were good.)

Hadn't sleep through the night without waking or having to pee in more than a decade. Instantly started sleeping through the night after the surgery.

I can't believe that my doctors ignored the signs of hyperparathyroidism for over a decade. If your calcium is 10 or higher on more than 1 occasion with low vitamin D and a PTH that is either high or normal but disporportionately high for the corresponding level of Calcium, self-refer to an endocrine surgeon.

[Anonymous]

Not just sleep, but substance-free sleep that lets your brain dream. It's essential to your mental health. That's when we work out a lot of the weird little connections our brains like to make about the incredible amount of information and stimuli we take in on an average day.

Rest days are a major part of physical training for a reason. Yeah, sleep is critical for good health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You might want to get your thyroid checked.

This. Although when my thyroid was causing problems for me, I could never get enough sleep, and woke up feeling tired. Sleeping only two hours sounds different than thyroid. No wonder op is tired. That’s absolutely insane. And whether the lack of sleep is caused by a medical issue, or is causing medical issues, you definitely need to figure it out because you probably have medical stuff going on.

I have thyroid disease and I'm also in peri. Some nights I can only get 2 hours sleep. This is not uncommon. Also sleep varies for us through the cycle more in people with thyroid disease.

I am 43F and have peri and Hashimoto. I sleep excessive and would take a nap anywhere even on 15 mins ride if I am not driving. Not sure what could be the reason for excessive sleep and I don't have sleep apnea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Different people get by on different amounts of sleep.

I have to wake up at 6am every morning and feel much better when I’m in bed by 8, 9 at the latest.

I take an OTC sleeping pill every night, so even if I wake up every hour or so to turn over, I have no problems going back to sleep.

Sleeping pill sleep is not the same as real sleep for your health.