Tuesday, February 14, 2012

How Do You Know If You Have a Sleep Disorder?

Friends and family often ask me, “How do I know if I have a sleep disorder, and what can I do about it?” I thought that I would review some of the signs and symptoms of sleep disorders and how you should prepare yourself to visit your doctor to present your sleep problems. Typically, a sign tha...
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ROSARIOOOOOOOOOOOO
6/20/07 7:09am
HI I HAVE 18 MONTHS I SLEEP IN THE DAY..AFTER ONE ACCIDENT I START TO BE WAKU UP ALL THE NITE I TRADE MENY MEDICINES BUT IS NOT GOOD I FEEL EVERY DAY MORE BAD....IF SOMEONE NOW ABOUT SOME GOOD FOR THIS...EVERY DAY I FEEL MORE WEK AND MY HART SLOW OR HUNGRY.IN THE NITE MORE AND SUGAR FOON TOO...I'M SAD FOR THIS.BCOS I DONT NOW WEN THIS GO TO FINISH AND I SLEEP NORMAL AGAIN.....BLESSINGS ANY PEOPLE READ THIS. ROSARIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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mary shingler
12/ 1/10 12:00am

rosario,hi my name is mary. its been a on and off thing for me i cannt emagine whats it like for u to have all those months. do u get any sleep in the day at all?have u tryed any medications by your doctor?im going to see my doctor tomorrow because its been about two weeks for me i cannt sleep..my mind runs none stop,my body is so tired but when i try to lay down my head says get up.i went to a group today i have been attending for some time now and everyone insists on lunesta,or ambien for sleep.im not big on meds but after not bein able to relax and sleep with herbs and teas i finally have decided to go through with it.i cannt tell u how much pain i also indore from this but its becomes unbearable at times i cannt even move its in my shoulders,back and tail bone feels like im gonna snap..well im sorry u have suffered for so long i hope u dont let it go much longer and when i do get this medicine and it works for me or not i will conect with you again please feel free to contact me cause i feel like i understand you looking forward to hearing more about your outcome soon mary shingler.

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Lydia
11/ 4/09 2:52pm

This article helped me out a lot, and I found some good info on this one as well... for anyone who thinks their lack of sleep is a real disorder:

 

http://www.life123.com/health/ailments/snoring/how-to-tell-if-you-have-a-sleeping-disorder-and-ho.shtml

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Alice
4/25/10 1:37am

After i read this, i'm thinking about going to my doctor. I have a lot of trouble falling asleep a night, and usually don't fall asleep until some time after 1am. And i'm extremely tired during the day no matter how much i sleep.

Thanks for the article!

12/ 8/10 8:58pm

I suffer from chronic insomia and have taken every thing from restoril, to ambien to luesta to kalonapin.  I usally go to bed about 2am and sleep until 4am and dont get sleep during the day.  I have spent thousands of dollars on drs and nothing has helped.  I do know that ambien and lunesta cause bad side effects, like sleep walking and doing odd things in your sleep that might cause harm to you or some one else.

2/16/11 9:25pm

I have nightmares every night. Sometimes they're the same and other times completely different. It makes it hard to go to sleep at night and stay asleep. And some nights I can't stay awake and when I fall asleep I get stuck in my nightmare and can't wake up. Is this a sleep disorder? I don't know what to do. I don't want to go to a doctor because I don't want them to think I'm nuts. My nightmare are pretty.... graphic and disturbing.

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