Could these symptoms be sleep deprivation?!
Question: Could these symptoms be sleep deprivation!?
I am a 30 yr old woman with a 3!.5 yr old and a 5 mth old!.
I am getting an average of 4!.5 hrs sleep per night as my daughter breastfeeds every 2 hrs day and night!.
In the last 6 weeks I have become very forgetful, anxious and paraniod!. I have been told that I have stopped mid sentance with a glazed look on my face and just stare into space!.
I feel shattered but have just got to keep going for obvious reasons!.
Anyway in the last 2 weeks I have started seeing things and hearing things!. I have the shakes and feel sick!. When I move my head or lie down in the dark I feel like I'm on water!.
I'm hungry all the time and am putting on weight, even though I am nursing!.
I feel confused and detached from all around me!.
My husband thinks it is all down to sleep dep!.!.!.!.!.can it be!?
I'm getting very concerned with the seeing and hearing things as I have never experienced anything like this before!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I am getting an average of 4!.5 hrs sleep per night as my daughter breastfeeds every 2 hrs day and night!.
In the last 6 weeks I have become very forgetful, anxious and paraniod!. I have been told that I have stopped mid sentance with a glazed look on my face and just stare into space!.
I feel shattered but have just got to keep going for obvious reasons!.
Anyway in the last 2 weeks I have started seeing things and hearing things!. I have the shakes and feel sick!. When I move my head or lie down in the dark I feel like I'm on water!.
I'm hungry all the time and am putting on weight, even though I am nursing!.
I feel confused and detached from all around me!.
My husband thinks it is all down to sleep dep!.!.!.!.!.can it be!?
I'm getting very concerned with the seeing and hearing things as I have never experienced anything like this before!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
sounds like post natal depression to me!. my friend was the same even though she wasnt depressed it does have many sighns and one of them is the fact that you are hearing and seeing things!. your gp should be able to help xWww@Answer-Health@Com