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Tired And Sleepy

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Poynton, UK

Around 4 p.m. I always feel that I have to go back to bed and have a kip. I have been told that that certain medication can make you tired but my doctor says that the medication I am on, should not make me tired. I have looked this up and found that epilepsy can make you more tired. Does anyone else feel this way and how do you cope with it?

November 11, 2019
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

My meds have always kept me up and it’s very hard for me to fall asleep at night time after taking my meds every night, since I was 5 or 6 I’ve had trouble falling asleep even after working all day long

November 11, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

When i had them when i was younger i stayed tired and slept a huge amount .

November 11, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I feel the same

November 22, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

All meds have different side effects and sleepiness and drowsiness is by far always one of them . I also have this and bad insomnia no matter what time I can go to bed I'll wake up at 4 or 5a.m. What helps me is I can have a quick walk around the house and a drink of water or a sip of milk and honey and lie back down and although it's not to go to sleep, laying meditation has a great effect after the drink of milk and honey those have worked wonders for me after many years.

November 12, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I’m the same . I have bad insomnia. In the past I was on a medication. When I would wake up , I would go into the livingroom and watch TV next thing , my wife or myself would notice I was sleeping.

But as my day progressed I would be more awake and and even awake through the early mornings. I would alway calculate if I slept long enough when I wake up. If it wasn’t long enough I would sleep a little more.

November 11, 2019

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