Jan 262017
Thyroid disfunction can also influence sleep, resulting in related problems.
Some report needing excessive amounts of sleep – 12 hours or so, and feel constantly exhausted.
Others have great difficulty in getting to sleep, waking every few hours, which can also result in exhaustion as the body is not getting the 4- 5 hours it needs to repair tissues.
These may be directly related to thyroidism:
- Trouble getting to sleep – over active thyroid
- Needing excessive sleep – underactive thyroid
However many other issues (eg Chronic Fatigue, Depression, poor diet, stress) can also affect sleep so it is only an indicator if accompanied by several other symptoms.