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Nammu · Dec 15, 2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by YYZadd

Have you talked to a sleep specialist? Many things get worse if you are not getting quality sleep. When I had my sleep study done in 2004 the test found my sleep apnea and during the study I never once got to REM (Bad)

Chronic pain

Many don't believe pain until they discover it for themselves, then maybe they re-think the "Don't you ever have a good day?" question.

YYZadd you are so right. More folks should get this checked out. If it's been a long time maybe its time for a re-evaluation. I had two sleep studies many, many moons ago. So when my T, and my pain specialist kept bringing it up I brushed it off. I don't have sleep apnea, so why do I want to go get all wired up and sleep someplace else? Wed I saw the sleep specialist and things have changed a lot, there are so many more things. He kept saying you scored SO high on the test. I don't really remember what I said, I just filled it out the best I could, there was almost 12 pages plus the 4 and half pages in my own words of my sleep history.

It was nice to talk to someone who "got it" when I tried to explain things like my difference between sleepy and tired, and to find out there's a known problem if you wake up in a dream but you can't move, you're paralyzed. That maybe all my dissociation might not be dissociation, I might be sleeping but nobody knows it!
So next Wed I go get wired up and try and sleep in a strange bed then I stay until 5pm the next day while they continue to monitor my brain during the day to see if I nap w/ my eyes open! Who knew.

To everyone out there w/ sleep problems and nightmares, there might be a reason. Apparently many sleep problems get diagnosed as psych problems, that doesn't mean I might not have both, but if they can help! I'll take it. If you can, try and talk to a sleep specialist. I'm taking prazosin now for nightmares, it's only been a couple nights but so far---all good Still not much sleep despite the ambian, but no nightmares.

No carnivorous Victorian women!

I don't think anybody can understand chronic pain unless they live w/ it. I've always been very empathic but until I had chronic pain I didn't realize just how much it takes over your entire life. (((toki))) I think ((yyzadd)) is right about this one too, until somebody experiences chronic pain for themselves, they are just not going to understand the fatigue factor, or how large, small things can get.