Neurodivergent on Yik Yak | its like no matter how much i sleep i am constantly tired and can barely do anything throughout the day. ill sit in my car for hours after doing something because im so tired and need to sleep. idk whats wrong anymore.

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Neurodivergent 23h

its like no matter how much i sleep i am constantly tired and can barely do anything throughout the day. ill sit in my car for hours after doing something because im so tired and need to sleep. idk whats wrong anymore.

Anonymous 22h

I felt the same for years. Then I learned that rhinitis and nasal swelling every single day wasn’t normal, and other people can actually breathe through their noses. I started using a nasal spray, neti pot, Zyrtec, and a steroid solution because I had really bad allergies, but the constant fatigue went on for 8 years. Turned out I also had untreated sleep apnea. And on top of that I already have a hard time focusing and executive functioning issues.

Anonymous 22h

I’m sorry, love- this unfortunately sounds like depression 😔 Seek professional mental health support if you can (maybe by simply calling ur general care physician and letting them know you may be depressed), and reach out to a friend or family member if u can and tell them how u are doing— I just came out of a depressive episode myself and I promise that there is light at the end of the tunnel. It doesn’t last forever, my love. Wishing you so much love and support ❤️

Anonymous

#1 22h

Next year I’ll finally graduate college at age 24

Anonymous

#2 19h

idk if its depression tbh i struggled with it but i feel like especially this year ive gotten help for it and gotten myself out of that mindset was also diagnosed as bipolar but have been taken meds for it and havent had any major depressive episodes i thought my exhaustion would get better but its still bad imma def bring it up with my psychiatrist though thanks

Anonymous

#1 19h

how’d you discover you had sleep issues did you get a sleep test?

Anonymous

#2 19h

You’re so sweet and sound like an amazing friend

Anonymous

OP 19h

I did. I wish I could’ve got it done at the hospital or at a lab, but my insurance didn’t cover it, so I had to take home a machine. The disadvantage of that was they couldn’t hook me up to a CPAP machine during that night, so I didn’t find out that CPAP didn’t work on me until I got one months later and it didn’t work. And then I had to wait even longer to get a custom made oral appliance (like a mouthguard) from an oral surgeon to use instead.

Anonymous

OP 19h

Also before I even got the sleep test I had to wait months for an appointment with a sleep doctor. So in total I waited more than a year to actually get treatment for the sleep apnea. I wanted to immigrate to Canada, but then I heard that their healthcare system has even longer wait times, and it already sucks here.