I know that almost all of the sleep-related issues have to do with insomnia and not enough sleep, but I have the opposite problem: I find that I need 9, 10, or 11 hours of sleep every night or I am completely exhausted. And for the most part, I sleep like a rock!
Some background: I am 52 and perimenopausal. I still have pretty regular periods, though some months I have gone 40- 50 days between in the last year. The other issue is that about five years ago, I sustained a spinal cord injury and I am a “walking paraplegic,†and I walk with much difficulty with crutches so my days are pretty tiring anyway. Over the last year, though, the fatigue has been unreal, coinciding with the perimenopause.
Has anyone else experienced a need for almost constant sleep? I cannot remember the last time I felt refreshed when I woke up, even if it was after 11 hours, 9 hours, etc. I sleep like a rock and wake up feeling like a rock— which is the only way I can think to describe it!
