My husband and I have been together for 4 years and we have a young child. Over the last two years, he has started taking a 5-hour nap every day. He wakes up early for work and has a physically demanding job, but as soon as he gets home, he naps, then wakes up for a bit before going to bed early. He naps on his days off too, regardless of how many days off he has in a row. Is this normal for men to need this much sleep, or should I be worried about his health? He eats healthy, works out, and is in great shape but refuses to take any vitamins. I feel like my life revolves around his naps and sleep schedule, and I miss him.
Depression.
Rory said:
Depression.
My mom used to do this. I didn’t realize she was depressed until I grew up.
Rory said:
Depression.
Or something else. Some classmates got diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia.
Rory said:
Depression.
Or something else. Some classmates got diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia.
I had this during nursing school. I could sleep 18 hours a day. I’d nod off in class, at the nurses’ station, and it was awful. It might have been stress-related.
@Gray
That describes my sleep patterns. I don’t fall asleep while busy, but after work, I’m out in 10 minutes.
@Gray
This sounds more like narcolepsy.
I was told I had narcolepsy without cataplexy. The condition improved after nursing school, but I still experience sleep paralysis occasionally.
Rory said:
Depression.
I was going to say this too.
Rory said:
Depression.
I would think so too, but he works out and eats healthy. I wasn’t motivated to do that when I was depressed.
Rory said:
Depression.
I would think so too, but he works out and eats healthy. I wasn’t motivated to do that when I was depressed.
I can work out when depressed; I just don’t do things for pleasure.
@Rory
Sorry. I usually lose productivity and just reserve time to sleep.
Orin said:
@Rory
Sorry. I usually lose productivity and just reserve time to sleep.
Humans used to be biphasic sleepers. Some people find two short sleep phases each day relaxing.
Orin said:
@Rory
Sorry. I usually lose productivity and just reserve time to sleep.
Humans used to be biphasic sleepers. Some people find two short sleep phases each day relaxing.
Scientific research shows that monophasic sleep is still the optimal pattern. Memory retention is better, and most recovery happens during sleep.
Rory said:
Depression.
I would think so too, but he works out and eats healthy. I wasn’t motivated to do that when I was depressed.
I’m depressed and can often eat healthy and work out. It’s not that I can’t do things; depression is just there in the background.
@Kieran
It usually starts like that for me too, but as it progresses, I just want to be alone.
Rory said:
Depression.
I would think so too, but he works out and eats healthy. I wasn’t motivated to do that when I was depressed.
I’m depressed yet don’t miss workouts. Working out with depression can result in either too much or too little sleep.
Rory said:
Depression.
As someone who had depression and developed severe insomnia, this sounds like depression to me.
Rory said:
Depression.
Heroin?
He needs comprehensive bloodwork, including sex hormones, thyroid markers, ferritin, vitamin D, and a sleep study. You can have sleep apnea without snoring. I have central sleep apnea and stop breathing because my brain doesn’t send signals. I also have hypothyroidism. Before I got those fixed, I napped whenever I could.