this is a very common problem. there are many causes of this as well. the commonest disease that results in severe sleepiness is sleep apnea however that does not generally make it so difficult to wake up in the morning. narcolepsy is another sleep disorder that is more common than many realize. in this disorder patients have daytime sleepiness coupled with very vivid dreams episodes of feeling paralyzed upon awakening disrupted night time sleep and episodes of muscle weakness induced by strong emotions such as laughing. several people have described these symptoms. the most difficult to treat however is idiopathic hypersomnia. in this condition people just cannot seem to get enough sleep regardless of how much they sleep. getting up in the morning is very difficult. physicians will typically do sleep studies and daytime sleep studies to arrive at this diagnosis and will treat it with various stimulants such as provigil nuvigil adderall and others. all these medications often have only marginal effect and physicians and patients must try various combinations to get to the best possible effect. sometimes when getting up in the morning is difficult physicians administer these medications at different times to fascilitate morning awakening. other disorders such as circadian rhythm disorders (maladjustment of the internal body clock) can also cause difficulty waking up and sleepiness during the day. persisting with a sleep specialist is very important. often more than one or two visits are needed to get to the bottom of such difficult problems.
what could cause me to be almost impossible to wake up in the mornings?