Fatigue upon awakening: causes and remedies

Fatigue upon waking up is not normal and can be the result of several factors. Frequent non-restorative sleep that cannot be explained by a change in lifestyle is a sign that something is wrong. It is therefore important to find out what the causes are and remedy them.

Sleep needs are very different between people and ages. An adult sleeps on average 7 to 8 hours a night but some will need 11 to 12 hours of sleep to feel rested. The ideal duration of sleep is therefore specific to each person. It is the time of sleep that will allow you to be fit and efficient when you wake up.

When sleep is not restorative and does not constitute real rest, you can feel tired when you wake up: getting up becomes difficult. In case of fatigue, the activities of daily life, usually easy to accomplish (work, housework, children's homework ...), turn into a chore.

"Sleep is an excellent indicator of the general state of health of the person and of his relations with his environment" according to Dr Valaxt, researcher within a unit of INSERM (National Institute of Health and of medical research in France) specializing in the study of sleep and dreams. It is therefore important to monitor your sleep and pay attention to any changes it is going through.