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Why do I sleep all the time? This fatigue is dreadful

Hi my lovelies why is it I’m so tired all the time I sleep every afternoon for about 3 hours I sleep on a night when my coughing isn’t too bad I feel as if I’m sleeping my life away how can I stop being so tired It’s so frustrating


  1. Hi Yvonne - thanks so much for your post - you bring up an interesting concern as it related to COPD. As you've experienced, being tired is one thing but, feeling the type of tiredness that can be associated with COPD can be challenging to deal with.
    So many in our community have expressed similar sentiments when it comes to COPD and exhaustion, so you are not alone!
    We do have a wealth of information, published right here on COPD.net, which deals with this very topic. I thought you might gain some insight for your concern from this one: https://copd.net/living/tired-vs-copd-tired.
    If you are interested in more aspects of this very common feeling, please let me (or any other moderator / team member) know. We can steer you in the direction of more information.
    Please know you are always welcome here in our online community.
    Wishing you well,
    Leon (site moderator COPD.net)

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