I've been referred by my doctor to a sleep disorder clinic. Can anyone tell me what goes on at a clinic like that? I'm wondering what kind of testing they do and what kind of help they offer.

I've had an irregular sleep pattern since childhood. It got way worse over the past year, but blood tests showed that worsening was connected to severe anemia related to a bleeding ulcer that I had no idea I had. The ulcer and the anemia are being treated and my sleeping pattern is less chaotic. But that still leaves me with the underlying sleep problem that I've always had. My main problem is that I have a hard time falling asleep. In recent years, I've also had trouble staying asleep.

I don't feel very hopeful that I'll ever sleep like a normal person.

Is there anyone out there who's gotten any real help from a clinic like this? Back some years ago, a pdoc put me on Restoril 60 mg every night. Even that didn't work all that well and I got off it.

I wake up feeling lousy every morning.