Meditations on Sleep

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November 2012 – I sleep a lot. 8 hours is not enough, 9 is about normal, 10 is a good night, 11 if it is the weekend. I don’t try to sleep this much.  It just happens, my body likes it and is good at it and will get it any time it can.  I am tired almost all the time – perhaps because my body is constantly fighting an imaginary virus – my own blood.  Or perhaps I am just lazy?

Is it a symptom of having an Autoimmune disease?

Do others suffering from ITP need as much sleep as I do?

May 2015 – Yes. A lot of patients now are coming out about their ITP fatigue and general tiredness.  Most ITP patients sleep long hours when they can.  And are exhausted if they can’t.

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This study only came out in 2015.

To read more click the abstract above.

by Meg

Meghan Brewster is a writer and blogger. She is an ITP patient and launched ITP&Me in 2011. She is a coffee lover and a try hard dancer. @meghan_brewster

4 thoughts on “Meditations on Sleep

  1. feliciatanjaya@yahoo.com'
    felicia says:

    hi meg
    i am felicia from indonesia
    i got itp since 2 years ago
    i have done prednisolone treatment, but it has no effect to raise my platelet level
    and now my platelet remains in 30-50k

    do you go to gym to exercise?
    i really want to go back to gym like i used to
    but my parents don’t allow me

    so i am searching for some accurate resources to help me to get the permission to hit the gym
    hope you could help me 🙂

    • Meg says:

      Hey Felicia, thanks for the comment. In my opinion and experience the gym would be absolutley fine for a Pl count between 30 and 50. In fact I think exercise is a really great part of your treatment program. I don’t however go to the gym exactly because I find there are often too many people, and it is quite choatic and high energy for me. I prefer long walks and short runs and yoga at home or at a yoga school. These activities are still great exercise for me, while also calming and kind. Let me know how it goes for you. Cheers.

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