...sleepy...

[kikotei]

Lately I've been so wretchedly sleepy that it's hard to get anything done. I even find myself yawning and blinking like a barn owl at work, which is kinda hard to do as it's one rockin' place for a library most days. As I write this now I'm finding it hard to stay awake and approximate human speech patterns. Much less spelling. >_<

I'm wondering what causes this sleepiness. It's not the amount of sleep I'm getting. Most days I get a solid 6-8 hours of sleep. And then I have a hard time waking up. One day a week I have totally free of work or class and sometimes I find it hard to even open my eyes, even though I'm used to getting up at 7:30 everything single morning. It's not that I don't have anything to do on those days, I have grand plans for my days off. Which usually get riddled full of bullet holes because I can't wake up until *much* later in the morning.

I started wondering if maybe it was my low blood pressure (not so low that it's dangerous, just low enough to be a nuisance) and/or my rather low hemoglobin count (which I only found out about recently [thank you so much, mother] and explains why those mean nurses poked me with needles far more often that was strictly necessary).

At first I thought it was the low blood pressure making me sleepy, but turns out that sleepiness is not a typical symptom of low blood pressure. Fainting and dizzy spells are.

So I look to the hemoglobin for answers. Turns out that breathing problems are most associated with low hemoglobin counts (and mine are so hideously low I think they check to make sure I'm not dead. bastards) which I certainly have those in abundance.

Still doesn't explain the sleepiness though...

Current Mood: perplexed
Current Music: Rurouni Kenshin OVA soundtrack (the flashback one with Tomoe)

Comments

Hmm

[cassiopeia13.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it's stress. I go through that, where if I sleep I find myself sleeping for some 12 odd hours. Thankfully I'm off that. Remeron is a wonderful sleeping aid, that actually works.

But, yeah, It could be stress. Finals are coming up right? I mean even if you don't feel stressed you still may be. Ooooor, lets see... what else... maybe you're just goin through some weridness. Hopefully it'll pass.

Take some Tylonal PM wihtout the tylonal for a while, that should at least help you stay asleep...

Sure you're not anemic?

[genkisakka.livejournal.com]

Not sure whether low hemoglobin and low red-blood-cell counts are the same thing. I know when I was having long bouts of exhaustion it was because I was what the doctor termed "borderline anemic." Started taking iron supplements and was good to go again in a few weeks.

(Back from Tokyo. Extremely jet-lagged. So I know *exactly* how you're feeling! ^_~)

Re: Sure you're not anemic?

[kikotei.livejournal.com]

Mom and I have been very good about having some green veggies with dinner at least 3-4 times a week for the iron. Suppliments might be a good idea though, I don't take much in the way of vitamins for suppliments. (read none.)

Glad you're back though. Was getting awfully lonely at night ^___-