Posted by beckett2 on May 12, 2019, at 0:12:11
In reply to Re: Why depression much worse after naps, anyone else? » beckett2, posted by mtom on May 10, 2019, at 16:00:18
I don't know what it could be, but I don't think you're alone. You might look up napping practices and experiment, like having a caffeinated drink before napping, napping no more than 20-30 minutes. Daytime fatigue is a problem I've had most of my adult life to varying degrees. Right now I take a little adderall and that helps.
My anxiety and depression used to be bad in the mornings. I don't know what it's changed, but I imagine that's because my depression has improved. I don't know why that is, either.
Have you discussed the daytime fatigue with your physician?
All these symptoms can be difficult to tease apart when there is more than one illness. Autoimmune disease is poorly understood. At least that's my experience. Like with Hashimoto's, I've been told my thyroid replacement should treat most symptoms, but that certainly isn't the case.
May I ask, what is the treatment for Lupus?
> I'd like to avoid napping because it is unpleasant to wake up feeling more depressed, but I get too fatigued. May be the Lupus (fatigue common), the medications (I get side effects & fatigue's been worse since I've been on AD's), the depression and anxiety that I'm dealing with themselves, or a combination.
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> Usually I don't just fall asleep easily, I often start listening to a podcast when I lie down then doze off, sometimes on and off, sometimes I wake at the end of the podcast, sometimes I sleep beyond it. So naps are from 45 minutes to perhaps 1 1/2 hours. I wake from naps feeling groggy. I don't get sleep paralysis that I remember. I may sometimes dream when napping through day, although I more often dream, sometimes vividly, at night - but that started only after I started taking AD's, and is less intense on my lowered dose.
> Yes, I'm often very down for varying amounts of time after waking from a nap, then it gets better sometime later, maybe 1 to 2 hours.
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> When I wake in the morning, anxiety is more of an issue.
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> > I'm curious how you describe your naps. When I nap in the afternoon, I am hard to rouse and can sleep for a few hours. Are your naps like that? I can experience sleep paralysis as well. When I wake, I'm very down for some time. Then, a few hours later, I'm much better. I rarely nap now because it's unpleasant.
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> > What is your daytime sleep like? Do you dream?
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