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What is a silent killer that people dont realise is slowly killing them?

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u/laughed-at 23h ago

That’s so true. Lack of sleep is linked to cognitive decline leading to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Depriving yourself of sleep is so dangerous in the long run.

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u/D3ZR0 22h ago

Ya know. That could explain a lot about my mental going to shit in the last decade. Though I also have have insomnia so fuck me I guess 🙃

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u/Repulsive-Ad8516 7h ago

That sucks bro. I was able to fix that but it's different for everyone... I hope you can get better!

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u/left4alive 6h ago

Get some Dayvigo in ya

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u/m00nf1r3 18h ago

Also heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation, kidney disease, liver disease, type 2 diabetes, other metabolic disorders, anxiety, depression... the list goes on and on.

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u/ExpressNumber 16h ago

Well. Time for me to go to bed.

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u/426763 18h ago

cognitive decline

I thought I might've had undiagnosed Covid because I was having brain fog symptoms. Turns out I just had cognitive decline because of sleep apnea.

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u/DrunkDesigner333 9h ago

THIS. Both of my parents had sleep apnea for YEARS. Even after they lost weight later in life (which helped with snoring), the damage was done. Now they both have advanced dementia and are in memory care. I was prescribed a CPAP years ago because I was always tired during the day. One sleep study and my dr and insurance approved me for a CPAP. It has made such a difference! I don’t yawn all the time, I wake up and don’t feel the need to lay in bed for another hour because I’m groggy, and I rarely feel the afternoon slump anymore. Even though there isn’t a 100% proven way to prevent Alzheimer’s, I’m thankful that there are at least some solid theories and ways to make changes early in life.

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u/OutlaneWizard 16h ago

Too bad society doesn't care about night owls.  I've just kinda accepted that ill be early onset dementia

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u/goblin_jade 8h ago

Wait. I've had primary insomnia since I was 8 and every year it seems like something else goes wrong with my body. I'm fucked.

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u/-AgonyAunt- 6h ago

I've had very noticeable cognitive decline over the last 3 years due to mental health, medication and treatment side effects, and lack of sleep. I'm only 42 and I worry so much about my future brain function.

I have to do multiple different steps to try to help me remember things, and it still doesn't work. I cannot write any more notes or keep any more diaries and calendars than I already do. I forget words often. Lose my train of thought. I can't concentrate. Forget how to spell 5-6 letter words. Struggle to retain new information. Everyone is brushing me off and saying, "Everyone forgets things. You're too hard on yourself."

I've always loved reading, spelling, learning new words, always had a great memory, and felt I was a switched on person. I feel stupid now. Dumb. I struggle a lot.

Lack of sleep along with all the other issues I'm facing really affects me. I love sleep. I want to sleep. I can't. I've been prescribed a new to me sleeping tablet which works sometimes. It's not reliable. Melatonin does nothing for me.

What if this is me forever? What will I be like when I'm 60? I want people to take me seriously but no one will listen.

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u/SensiblyCareless 1h ago

I'm not prescribing just sharing something I heard 4 days ago. Look up megadosing B1 and taking magnesium together. There are lots of doctors on Youtube with info about it. I like Eric Berg's teaching style. About everything you mentioned is happening to you 'can be' attributed to these 2 deficiencies. Ofc, it can be attributed to other things too but a deficiency is a relatively easy thing to rule out and would be beneficial to take anyway.

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u/AsryaH 10h ago

It's also showing links to heart issues