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• daytime sleepiness

• I'm having a big problem with daytime sleepiness. I can barely function at work because I get so sleepy, and sometimes I get very sleepy when driving, which is really not good. I rely on caffeine to get me through but sometimes that doesn't work and I'm trying to avoid using too...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:09:00 GMT | 360 bytes | Answers (3)

• Apnea and complications

• Hello everyone,I went for 16 years with apnea before self diagnosing. Nobody seemed capable of getting it right. I got diagnosed with things from congestion through being sent to a psychologist (Army doctor sent me to one because he couldnt figure out what to do... impressive huh?).When I was...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:09:00 GMT | 4,582 bytes | Answers (3)

• bright light

• Hey im a 21 year old male for the past few weeks ive been seeing this bright flash of light just as i close my eyes and just about asleep its followed by a sound like a crackle i also feel as if someone was watching me can be very nerve racking and make me feel as if i cant sleep.. i was wonderi...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:09:00 GMT | 375 bytes | Answers (1)

• Sleep Apnea - why not loose weight?

• I went to an ENT who then had me perform a Sleep Study. I was diagnosed with servere obstructive sleep apnea and was in danger of many other health problems. This really scared me but I did not like my options - CPAP or surgery. The doctor had briefly mentioned that overweight individuals hav...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:09:00 GMT | 944 bytes | Answers (8)

• Anyone ever take Provigil?

• I have sleep apnea and depression. I am taking Effexor and it's making my fatigue worse. I was already too tired during the day, but now I almost fall asleep at the wheel. My doctor prescribed me Provigil which is sometimes given to Narcolepsy patients for energy. Just wondering what ev...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:09:00 GMT | 338 bytes

• Scary symptom! Advice?

• Hello everybody. I have a problem with my sleep that occurs on and off. My one suspicion is that it could be anxiety...but I really want to know if others have experienced this and what it was.Sometimes when I am trying to fall asleep, I may just start to get nice and sleepy and start drifting...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:09:00 GMT | 922 bytes | Answers (2)

• Ladies ...Why men snore

• In the days of the "Neanderthal man" (Homo-Neanderthalensis) during the Pleistocene age from the western valleys of Germany close to the present Dusseldofg, Germany, along with the Cro-Magon's from the Southern part of France, during the Paleolithic era, lived entirely in caves in a period...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:09:00 GMT | 1,282 bytes | Answers (8)

• Xyrem for deep sleep

• Has anyone used xyrem for deep sleep while recovering from benzo use?Is it beneficial to use xyrem while you let GABA receptors to heal?How do you find a physician that is wiling to prescribe Xyrem for insomnia?...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:09:00 GMT | 226 bytes | Answers (1)

• Bad Habits or Something more?

• I know it is a lot but any help would be appreciated. I am 19 years old and I am a sophomore in college. I go through periods of really bad insomnia it seems to run in about a 3 week cycle. I will do ok for the first week averaging 6-7 hours of actual sleep a night. The second week I sleep but n...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:09:00 GMT | 2,690 bytes | Answers (5)

• Sleep Study Report...

• Hello Everyone :wave: I just got my report faxed to me today of my sleep study. Here is some of the report.Sleep Parameters:The patient was snoring loudly during the night. There were 52 sleep disordered breathing events noted, consisting of a combination of obstructive apneas and hypopneas. T...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:09:00 GMT | 3,494 bytes | Answers (3)

• Cannot fall asleep

• I have been up for 48 continuous hours now. I have taken xanax and ambien and still have not been able to fall asleep. I am clearly beyone exhausted, physically and emotionally, but something about my brain fights every medicine there is! I don't know what else to do but worry because I...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:09:00 GMT | 1,029 bytes | Answers (11)

• Please delete this

• I posted this in the wrong section. Sorry mods! Could you please delete this?...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:09:00 GMT | 77 bytes

• Why do I sleep so much?

• Hey all :wave: I sleep alot. ALOT! There is times when I will sleep 21+ hours a day. Today I woke up at 5 am, to get my boyfriend off to work, and then I went right back to sleep, and I didnt wake up until 6:30 pm. Usually I am a very light sleeper, waking up if the littlest noise happens. But l...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:09:00 GMT | 751 bytes | Answers (14)

• suggestions for a sleep study

• when going for a sleep study, have a bath or shower, wash your hear and dont put anything on it as they usually will glue sensors on your head, dont use bath oilI always dope myself up with benzos to make sure I get at least some sleep, I dont want to run the risk of lying there wide awake all n...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:09:00 GMT | 458 bytes | Answers (5)

• Waking up multiple times during night

• I wake up every night atleast twice, maybe even 3 or 4 times. I usually go to the washroom and try to go back to bed but it becomes so frustrating sometimes when i cant fall back asleep. Its not because of drinking alot of water either because i tried taking pretty much no water once and i still...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:09:00 GMT | 618 bytes | Answers (1)

• Remeron for sleep

• Iv been using Remeron 30mg for sleep for 2 yrs now, and has been working great, although weight gain is a problem. It doesnt knock you out like ambien, and you sleep longer with it. It can make you groggy in the morning, due to its long half life, so someone suffering from sleep problems with an...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:09:00 GMT | 1,082 bytes | Answers (2)

• I just learned about my sleep paralysis

• I cant believe IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THIS!!!!! My entire life i would have this problem. I just learned about it today. Ever since i was about 13, i would sometimes wake up, i can hear everything. But i cannot move!!! i can only moan slowly "heellppp" and when i finially wake up my heart i...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:09:00 GMT | 1,006 bytes | Answers (1)

• consistent premature wakeup

• Hi in the last couple of weeks, I have been prematurely waking up at 5AM every night no matter what time I went to sleep or how tired I was. After I wake up at 5 I have a really hard time getting back to sleep, although eventually I do. However, this then makes it really hard ot wake up at 8AM...
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:09:00 GMT | 601 bytes | Answers (8)

• Cant sleep, so tired.

• Hey everyone. I'm 16 and don't know why I can't sleep.I only get about three hours a night. It's not like I don't try. But whenever I lay down to go to sleep, no matter how exhausted I am, I get this...RUSH. It's like an adrenalin rush. My heart starts beating faste...
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:09:00 GMT | 685 bytes | Answers (5)

• Best over-the-counter sleep aids

• I've tried anywhere from 1mg to 3mg of melatonin at night and that doesn't seem to do anything for my sleep problem. I usually get in about 6 hours and would like to increase it to 7 or 8. I seem to fall asleep at night okay, but wake up in the middle of the night and then have trouble...
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:09:00 GMT | 513 bytes | Answers (10)