For these people, oversleeping is normal. Makekau says. Khan says oversleeping is generally accompanied by symptoms of tiredness during the day, including grogginess, headache, decreased energy, and mood changes.
The Cleveland Clinic suggests trying to get your sleeping back on track yourself by:. If you still find yourself oversleeping regularly after making these changes, schedule a visit with your primary care physician.
Magalang says doctors will typically employ a process of elimination to rule out conditions in order to determine the underlying issue. Your doctor will likely start by performing a physical exam, reviewing medications that may affect sleep, and discussing further testing, including blood work, Makekau says.
Instead, look for sudden changes in your sleep schedule. Were you normally getting 7 hours of sleep and feeling fine, but now you need closer to 10 and feel terrible? Likewise, there are often temporary causes of oversleeping, too. The risks of sleeping too much and conditions linked to oversleeping include:.
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National Institute of Mental Health. Learn more about How Sleep Works. Updated By Eric Suni March 10, Oversleeping By Austin Meadows November 3, By Danielle Pacheco November 11, By Eric Suni November 4, By Eric Suni November 2, By Rob Newsom September 20, By Jay Summer September 2, By Danielle Pacheco August 26, You might be a person who needs 6 or 6.
This is similarly true at the other end of the range. Some people need 9 hours of sleep a night. I wrote most recently about oversleeping, or hypersomnia, when talking about the relationship between sleep and suicide risk.
Particularly among younger adults and teenagers, oversleeping can be a signal of depression. I just wrote about a wave of new research into the effects of poor sleep in teens.
But excessive sleepiness and excessive sleeping in teens and young adults can be a red flag for depression. An estimated 40 percent or more of adults under 30 with depression experience hypersomnia. Sleep and depression have a complex relationship. Disrupted sleep is both a symptom of depression and a contributing factor to depression. Most people with depression experience regular sleep disturbances. And sleep problems can make depression more severe and more difficult to treat.
And oversleeping is not only an issue among young people with depression. Among older adults, symptoms of insomnia may be more common. But many older adults also experience hypersomnia in connection with depression. Women, in particular, may be more likely to oversleep and feel excessively tired during the day if they are depressed.
People with depression may experience symptoms of both insomnia and hypersomnia. A study investigated how often insomnia and hypersomnia occur together in adults with depression in the US. They also found some other striking shared characteristics. People with depression who demonstrated both insomnia and hypersomnia had:.
These people were also more likely to be receiving mental health treatment, and more likely to be taking anti-depressants. These people were at times greater risk for bi-polar disorder, according to the study. Because of the close, complicated ties between sleep, circadian rhythms, and depression, it makes sense that more severe depression might often go hand in hand with more intense, variable, and wide-ranging sleep problems—including a drive to sleep excessively.
What we do know is that these conditions frequently go together.
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