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I'm so tired all of the time, is something wrong with me?
I am always really, really tired. I mean, I could take a nap at any time of the day and sleep for a couple of hours, easy. I usually sleep anywhere from 9 to 12 hours every single night. I always feel so darn tired and sleepy. Sometimes when I'm up for about 11 or 12 hours I start to feel flat-out exhausted and I haven't even done much at all, you know? When I was little I hardly ever slept, I had insomnia, and I would sleep like 3 or 4 hours at night if i was lucky. I was never tired then. Now I'm 17. What is wrong with me?
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It's because you're over sleeping trust me if I sleep 12 hours I feel exhausted. Wow I have insomnia too, lol maybe you need less sleep I'm tired if I get 7 hours or 12 hours lol I think a good 9-10 in between is ok because I still feel a little tired but not bad. I'm 14 turning 15 soon but you can try it if you oversleep you'll feel tired try to get a good inbetween sleep maybe you need 6-9 hours instea of 9-12 :3 hope my advice helps!
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Hey there,
It could just be the way you are or how long you sleep. Sometimes my body tells me that I should sleep for 8 hours (by waking me up when 8 hrs passes) or only 6 hours (by waking me up after 6 hours). If I try to go back to sleep after that, I usually end up more tired. Kind of like oversleeping.. which sounds wierd, but it happens. Your body might need more or less sleep.
Another reason you might be tired, is because you are low in the vitamin B12. It is called the "energy vitamin" and you can get it in pill form or just get a shot once a month. I used to get really tired as you say you do, but I've been getting the shots and it gives me way more energy. Talk to your doctor about it and see if that is what you need. It may just work for you <3
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I'm not a doctor, none of use on this site are and we cannot make a diagnoses or give medical advise.
From what you have written you sound a lot like my son did at that age. We first thought it was just him being a teenager, but we thought just to be safe we would have him checked by our family doctor. Turned out he had mono. Yup that old kissing disease, but you don't just get it from kissing. Mono is a virus that lots of students get.
I'm not saying you have mono, only a doctor can make that diagnoses. My advise is to check in with the family doctor and find out for sure if you have a bug or if you are just being a typical teenager.
Treated early mono is easy to treat, plenty of bed rest. You will probably be allowed to go to school then home to bed for several weeks. It's a bummer for sure but with a little TLC from mom and some of your favorite foods the time will pass quickly.
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