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Originally Posted by cielpur
I was in your situation once and realized that I naturally am a segmented sleeper. My insomnia triggers are stress, hormonal changes, nutrition choices, what time I work or do social activities, and what time of day/night I eat or drink. There are literally so many factors that can effect your sleep, it's sometimes like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Do you work an 8-5 shift, or do you work an overnight shift? Do you work multiple jobs? That can also impact your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep. When I work two jobs, my sleep schedule gets destroyed in that I don't have enough hours to sleep, so I suffer from insomnia as a result.
Did you get blood tests done to check your hormone levels, for any vitamin deficiency, or thyroid tests? Those can impact how well you sleep. Also, sleep apnea can cause insomnia.
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I had blood panels done to test vitamin levels, thyroid, cortisol/stress hormones (24-hour test) but they were all normal except for ferritin, which I was able to bring up to normal but didn't affect sleep. I had a sleep study done in which I was barely getting into stage 3 sleep, no apnea. I don't work or have any stressful obligations. I am healthy otherwise, have a good diet, go to the gym 2-3 days per week but I feel like I'm half-awake a lot of the time.