Hi sweet pea.......

I so feel what you say. I have gotten to the point of being so sleep deprived that I would hallucinate. I have ended up in psych triage due to the fact that I saw the bus I was on on fire! Terrifying.....

I was invetsigated for the same things as you, sleep apnoea, night terrors, narcolepsy and so on. I have also had occassions where they thought it may have been epilepsy. Sleep meds DO NOT work on me either. I have tried tham all plus enough anti-psychotics to sedate a horse......I have tried melatonin supplements, meditation, and gosh knows all the sleep hygeine techniques in the book.

The only thing I can think of other that what others have said, is have you had a blood panel done recently? Thyroid, sex hormones, vitamin D, vitamin B, parathyroid, hemoglobin, red cell count, full liver function(ELFT) and urine analysis and glucose tolerance test(GTT) for diabetes.

Any number of the body systems can cause sleep disruption if they are not functioning properly. And being so tired you think you are going to fall over does not mean you will necessarily sleep. Sleep is a whole other factor from just being tired. I call it "tired but wired". My mind does not stop, but my sleep stuff has been put down to AS and being in perimenopause. I have not slept well my whole life.

Please talk to your psychiatrist if you have one. I do not want to hazard a guess here, but anxiety can be a bit of the chicken before the egg syndrome. Are you suffering insomnia because of anxiety or anxiety because of insomnia? Which then perpetuates more anxiety, and more insomnia

Take good care babe.......I am sending you heaps of cyber hugs

Michah