Thyroid may be causing too much sleep in some

Posted on May 11th 2007 3:27PM by Brian White

Do you get tired easily or a lot? Some people I know get more sleep than they probably need and still almost fall asleep during boring meetings. What is the deal here? Ask your thyroid.

The thyroid disorder is known to be a genetic variation that occurs in some families. Do you know of anyone who has too easy of a time falling asleep? How about drifting off into sleep during the day when a full eight hours of sleep was had the night before?

The condition, known as hyperthyroidism, is more common in women but can be helped by medication. If you find yourself being tired too often or drifting off when you shouldn't be, you may want to visit your physician and see what the trouble could be. Perhaps hyperthyroidism runs in your family.

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N. Suga 5-11-2007 @ 5:01PM

Oops -- you inserted "hyper"thyroidism at the end there, when you were talking about "hypo" before.

It's amazing what a little synthroid can do. I started falling asleep at work -- I literally couldn't keep my eyes open -- no matter how much sleep I'd gotten the night before. I thought I was going crazy, or I simply wasn't getting enough sleep, but after diagnosis and medication, I can now get through the day without wanting to crawl underneath my desk!

Deborah 5-11-2007 @ 5:45PM

It took 1 year for them to figure out what was wrong. The TSH test kept coming back low end of normal. I had so many symptoms yet because of getting older, I could chalk them up to that. Finally, when I would have to pull over and take a nap just to get home we did a fasting 24 hr TSH test and there it was. Now, even on the Levo I am low end of normal. Like a parked car, but not like before. I get bone cold, being 120 I literally freeze even bundled up. My husband is 290 and runs hot, what a couple we are.

I hear once you are hypo you must take the med for life.

Not feeling well, keep after your doc, and be proactive. Thats what I did and seems the food and caffine was enough to do a false reading on my thyroid.

jbranh01 5-11-2007 @ 6:05PM

it's Hypothyroidism for those symptoms.

chris 5-11-2007 @ 6:18PM

went to doc. said hypo thry. is fine. do i still have to take levoxyl 25MCG TABS. a day since my thyroid is ok??

Maria 5-17-2007 @ 7:21AM

I had to take a test 6 yrs ago before mt GBP surgery. Dr said I was borderline hypro, I was just wondering since I am so sluggish and gaining a lttle weight back could it be my problem too?