Physical Side Effects of Oversleeping Medical Problems Linked to
Oversleeping continued... Back pain. There was a time when
doctors told people suffering from back pain to head straight to
bed. But those days are long gone. You do need to curtail your
regular exercise program when you are experiencing back pain.
But doctors now realize the health benefits of maintaining a
certain level of activity. And they recommend against sleeping
more than usual, when possible. Depression. Although insomnia is
more commonly linked to depression than oversleeping, roughly
15% of people with depression sleep too much. This may in turn
make their depression worse. That's because regular sleep habits
are important to the recovery process. Need another reason not
to overdo the ZZZs when you're blue? ? In certain instances,
sleep deprivation can have a temporary antidepressant effect.
Heart disease. The Nurses' Health Study involved nearly 72,000
women. A careful analysis of the data from that study showed
that women who slept