Seeing Doctor Tomorrow For My Sleep Issues

[JHCL1990]

I've been having sleep issues for a loooong time, but as of late they've hit their "peak" so to speak. I get TERRIBLE quality sleep almost every night, and even on weekends (when I can sleep in and don't have to go to work) I'm still tired. I have trouble falling asleep, then wake up an average of 3 times to pee every night, and last night it was 4-6 times. I NEVER wake up feeling refreshed after a night's sleep, and I'm not exaggerating when I say I am tired 100% of the time on week/work days, and about 70% of the time on weekends. By tired I mean completely exhausted. Not like "eh I could nap," but like "holy christ God help me I legitimately feel like I'm dying".

Part of me thinks it's due to finasteride/dutasteride.
Part of me thinks it's due to the tons of supplements I take, some of which right before bed.
Part of me thinks it's due to my 5-6 meals per day bodybuilding diet (and I eat close to bedtime)
Part of me thinks I have sleep apnea

I'd go as far to say that 95% of my problems in life are stemming from my lack of sleep. My exhaustion/constant fatigue/total lack of motivation and ambition, my depression, my brain fog, my aching/painful muscles and joints, and my lack of muscle and strength "gains". I went to bed with 8-9 hours on the clock last night, and feel like I slept a total of 3 hours (if that).

 

[shookwun]

Perhaps you should discontinue the most obvious - limiting food, and water intake a couple hours before bed, relaxing away from the computer before hand, and stop over analyzing sh*t over your 'bodybuilding' lifestyle.


Perhaps you might have a minor case of sleep apnea or have to much on your mind.

There are many variables like anything, but I highly doubt finasteride has anything to do with it.

 

[Kidbako]

Have you tried 'My Pillow'

 

[michel sapin]

JHCL ; bro i have the same exact situation. are you happy with your hair situation or does you hair obsessed you . I am currently obsessed with my hair situation and really depressed , and no matter how much i sleep i am always exhausted .
I think this is a depression . Maybe SSRI could help .

 

[shookwun]

JHCL ; bro i have the same exact situation. are you happy with your hair situation or does you hair obsessed you . I am currently obsessed with my hair situation and really depressed , and no matter how much i sleep i am always exhausted .
I think this is a depression . Maybe SSRI could help .

No, hair is what could help.

Why would you need an SSRI if hair loss is your problem?

Transplant or wig, choose 1

 

[michel sapin]

Sure ; i perfectly knwo that hair is my solution . But my hair situation is not stable despit being on minxodil and propecia and i am too young for a transplant .
I would be the happiest man on earth if i was n 1 ( or 2 with great density) .
But hte fact that i keep on receding turn me crazy . I am thinking about my hair every second of my life . My brain can't focus on any other things

 

[shookwun]

Sure ; i perfectly knwo that hair is my solution . But my hair situation is not stable despit being on minxodil and propecia and i am too young for a transplant .
I would be the happiest man on earth if i was n 1 ( or 2 with great density) .
But hte fact that i keep on receding turn me crazy . I am thinking about my hair every second of my life . My brain can't focus on any other things

just be confident

 

[g.i joey]

I am thinking about my hair every second of my life . My brain can't focus on any other things

I feel you man, I'm on the same page concerning that. im still hopeful for regrowth from finasteride cause I'm only 5 months on, but it's pretty aggressive so there's def a chance finasteride won't be enough.

But literally, I don't think I catch myself going more than an hour without some kind of hairloss thought. finasteride helped me calm down on the obsessing but 5 months in and baseline or slightly below is discouraging.

 

[JHCL1990]

Let me put it like this...

I put quitting my job due to lack of sleep on the same page as quitting my hair loss meds due to lack of sleep.

I might even say I'd quit my job sooner than quit the medication.

 

[michel sapin]

hey joey the first month when i started finasteride 2 years ago, i was so hapy and released , i thought that the nightmare would be over ( and i was Norwood 1,25 at most ) . But hey i am unlucky so now i am approcing the Norwood 3 territory .

 

[Bobster231]

Get off the drug.

 

[JHCL1990]

OP UPDATE.

Be careful when telling your doctor that you're peeing a lot at night, because you'll get a finger up your ***.

Prostate was normal.

Got some blood drawn in regards to my hormones. Results will be in by monday.

 

[JHCL1990]

Doctor said hormones look good.

 

[Janekoman12]

You looked about sleep apnea ?