I Sleep More Than 24 Hours! How Can I Fix That?

I've had depression for about 5 years and have had Asperger's and ADHD all my life. I've never been a morning person, but within the time that I've had depression, I've felt the need to sleep more. So much that sometimes I sleep more than 24 hours at a time. The longest I've ever slept for was for 3 days! And just this past weekend I slept 30 hours in one sitting! My parents and my doctor keep saying that it's because I "don't take my meds as I should" or "don't go to bed at reasonable hours". That's not the point. The point is that even when I do do those that I'm STILL TIRED! Even if I had a good night's sleep. I've even fallen asleep in classes! Right in front of teachers! I've thought about taking some B12, but I don't know if that will work. I've tried 5 Hour Energy, regular and extra strength, and both have done NOTHING to keep me awake. What should I do? Does anybody have any suggestions....other than the obvious?

I've been looking into Vitamin B12 or a B-complex supplement. I'm still quite hesitant about purchasing some since I'm still unsure if there will be any interactions with my current medications. But is there anything out there that I haven't already heard about or don't know about?

Sorry, I don't know about the sleep side of things. That sounds pretty frustrating - 30 hours is a long time!

I'd check with your doctor about the potential drug interactions. If you want to do some preliminary checks, this site is not bad: http://www.drugs.com/drug_interactions.html

I have Hypersomnia and that is how i describe it to people. I can sleep for very long periods at a time, wake up for a few hours and go back to sleep again. My doctor described it once as having a "sleepy brain", that "no matter how long you sleep your brain still thinks you need sleep so you are constantly tired".
I take the same type of medication that they generally prescribe for ADHD, it calms down people with ADHD but it wakes me up to normality. So i dont know how it would work with someone who has both, but that is why i am not a doctor I am sure a doctor specializing in sleep/wake disorders (which is what my doc is) would know exactly what could help ya!

that1blondechick wrote:I have Hypersomnia and that is how i describe it to people. I can sleep for very long periods at a time, wake up for a few hours and go back to sleep again. My doctor described it once as having a "sleepy brain", that "no matter how long you sleep your brain still thinks you need sleep so you are constantly tired".
I take the same type of medication that they generally prescribe for ADHD, it calms down people with ADHD but it wakes me up to normality. So i dont know how it would work with someone who has both, but that is why i am not a doctor I am sure a doctor specializing in sleep/wake disorders (which is what my doc is) would know exactly what could help ya!

I recently got a sleep study done. (I'm very eagerly awaiting the results since we put a rush on them.) Hypersomnia is one of the things he was looking for. Honesty I hope it's there. Because scheduling my college classes around sleeping so much is obviously not working and I'd like to give my professors some clarity of why I've gone over my allowed absences and to be able to defend myself from being penalized because of university policy. (I'm not looking for a "get out of class free" card. I've heard they won't accept Narcolepsy as a legitimate excuse, either. And ANY REAL HEALTH PROBLEM, SLEEP-RELATED OR NOT, SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY! So technically the school is be breaking the law if they aren't making appropriate accommodations.)