braces and tiredness

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Alisonpv
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braces and tiredness

#1 Post by Alisonpv »

I am on day 4, and I am *exhausted*... I expected pain, sensitivity, pressure... Etc. I never expected to be this tired...

Anyone else ? Or am I just weird and apparently overworked lol.

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#2 Post by bbsadmin »

If you changed your diet dramatically, that might be contributing to your exhaustion.

Are you sleeping well? Could the braces be interfering with your breathing at night (i.e., sleep apnea?)
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#3 Post by Candyland »

Congratulations on your new braces! I also get pretty tired when I get adjustments. I always attributed it to dealing with the pain all day. I feel that this wears me out. They also will wake me up at night so I don't always get a good night's rest.
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#4 Post by Ciara »

I had that at the start. No real pain but a feeling of exhaustion. I think there were 2 reasons. First, I had been very stressed out beforehand about getting braces. I hadn't slept properly for ages and was tired before I got them. Second, when I actually did get them, I still wasn't sleeping as well. I wasn't waking up fully but I was tossing and turning a lot. I think it was because my mouth couldn't feel comfortable and I found it difficult for my lips to totally cover my braces. I kept getting a dry mouth and this would wake me up. It got better after about a week to 10 days but I had the same problem when my ortho put on my lower brackets (in March) and when she put in a closed coil spring in April.
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#5 Post by Alisonpv »

Hmm. I'm pretty sure I'm sleeping soundly. I just feel like I need more. It could be stress level... We had our wedding 2 weeks ago and just came back from the honeymoon...

I hope I catch up on sleep soon :)

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#6 Post by Alisonpv »

Hmm. I'm pretty sure I'm sleeping soundly. I just feel like I need more. It could be stress level... We had our wedding 2 weeks ago and just came back from the honeymoon...

I hope I catch up on sleep soon :)

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#7 Post by plugnickel69 »

[quote="Alisonpv"]Hmm. I'm pretty sure I'm sleeping soundly. I just feel like I need more. It could be stress level... We had our wedding 2 weeks ago and just came back from the honeymoon... quote]

Wow! Wedding, honeymoon, and braces within a two-week period. And you wonder why you're tired? :D
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#8 Post by Alisonpv »

LOL.. I'm a bit of a mover and shaker..

I wasn't really tired until AFTER the braces though... then I was like 16-18 hours of sleep per day over the weekend TIRED... Which made me wonder :P

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#9 Post by plugnickel69 »

I would assume that before the braces you were still on a high from your wedding and honeymoon as well as anxious about getting your braces. No surprise that after your braces were on you finally had to get some much needed rest.
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#10 Post by djspeece »

Perhaps your new husband may be playing a role in all of this fatigue :wink:
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#11 Post by plugnickel69 »

djspeece wrote:Perhaps your new husband may be playing a role in all of this fatigue :wink:
I tried to be discrete regarding that issue.
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#12 Post by djspeece »

plugnickel69 wrote:
djspeece wrote:Perhaps your new husband may be playing a role in all of this fatigue :wink:
I tried to be discrete regarding that issue.

What is this "discrete" you speak of?
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#13 Post by SunshineRay »

You may be onto something.....maybe I can just sleep for the next 51 weeks?
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djspeece wrote:Perhaps your new husband may be playing a role in all of this fatigue :wink:
I certainly have no idea what you're referring to. :-9 :thumbsup:

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#15 Post by Bikerchick85 »

Maybe you are preggers!!!!! :lol:
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