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    Default Sleeping 16 hours straight!!!!

    Normally I am fine on 6-9 hours of sleep like a normal person, but now I seriously sleep through 16 hour stints and just do NOT wake up anytime before that! I DID just get over being sick, but I no longer have a mild fever....I am not depressed. This is seriously affecting my life! Big time! I am not getting things done that I am supposed to, obviously, because over half my life I am spending sleeping in bed.

    I quit smoking a few weeks ago and As a result of quitting smoking I have had extra mucus like crazy...and I already have a deviated septum (it is getting taken care of with surgery) and I am just scared that is the cause of me sleeping so much, and I won't get better until my surgery in like a month and a half. Or maybe I am sleeping because I have not been eating and I am trying to make up for it in extra energy? I don't know

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    Default Re: Sleeping 16 hours straight!!!!

    Wow. That's way too much.

    Times when I slept more than usual I was

    Pregnant
    Physically ill
    Depressed
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    Coming down from Ecstacy

    Idk. There are number of causes for oversleeping. If it's a pattern and worrys you rule out the cause with help of your physician.

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    Default Re: Sleeping 16 hours straight!!!!

    I had a brain injury recently and am currently sleeping like that (neurologist said that it's fine and will decrease).

    Have you hit your head or been shaken around (excessively) recently?

    Could also be a vitamin deficiency. How are you eating? Are you pregnant? You may need to see a doc ASAP.

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    Default Re: Sleeping 16 hours straight!!!!

    Give it time. Between being sick and going off the cigarette (which I believe are a type of stimulant?) you probably just need to get back in your groove.

    Soon you'll be like me and wondering why in the heck it's 12:30 at night, you've been up since 5:30 am the day before and have to do it all over again in just a few hours. (enjoy the sleep!)

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    Default Re: Sleeping 16 hours straight!!!!

    i agree with the nicotine withdrawl / crash - maybe try some B vitamis - check with your surgeon first since you are so close

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    Default Re: Sleeping 16 hours straight!!!!

    Have you been sleep deprived lately? Or in the past? Sleep deprivation adds up over time so if you haven't been allowing yourself a regular 8 hours for a long period of time its possible your body is just "catching up" on sleep. I usually wake up after 8-9 hours of sleep but after a difficult semester of school for about a month I'll often sleep 10-11 hours a night before I wake up automatically, and after a month or so (I'm assuming this is how long it takes my body to make up for its "sleep debt") my sleep patterns return to normal.
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