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#1
May 01, 2017, 10:04 PM
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Can anyone tell me how you go about getting a sleep study done?
I have tried everything now to try and get a good night's sleep, but for at least the past year, I've only been able to average about 3 1/2 hours per night (according to my monitor). I've spent the last month monitoring my calorie intake, my calories out (from my monitor), my daily exercise, daily steps, and water intake. No discernible pattern has emerged. Although I did lose 8lbs. I could keep calories to 1800, walk 10,000 steps, have over an hour and half of exercise, and on one occasion slept 7 hours (a record for me) and on another, slept only 35 minutes. Same with low exercise days or high calorie days. There does not appear to be any connection for me between diet and exercise and my sleep. This really was my last hold out that I was trying for... I've tried calming teas, stretching/yoga, showering before bed, changing things about my sleep environment...I know it's a lot related to my PTSD, because things startle me awake in the middle of the night, or I have nightmares, or sleep paralysis and then have sleep anxiety because of the paralysis. My pdoc has been treating the sleep issues up until now. So who do you go to for sleep issues? A GP? Or a neurologist? Does anyone have experience with this process? Thanks, Seesaw
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 What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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#2
May 01, 2017, 10:19 PM
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I believe I went to may family doctor and was referred to another doctor who managed sleep studies. I have sleep apnea. The test was not too bad. I was afraid I would be too anxious to sleep but the room was nice and decorated like a home bedroom not a hospital. They even had a TV.
The worst part was getting all the gel out of my hair when I got home.
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#3
May 01, 2017, 10:22 PM
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Do they allow you to bring your service dog with you? I wouldn't be able to do it without my service dog there...how much did it cost?
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What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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May 01, 2017, 10:31 PM
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A sleep study is usually done to see if you have sleep apnea - do you stop breathing and then wake up many times during the night as a result. Im not hearing you say that is the issue you have.
You have tried different sleep meds? Like if regular ambien didnt work, then ambien cr or xr or whatever? |
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May 01, 2017, 10:37 PM
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Yes, multiple medications. I do wake up numerous times in the night but not because I've stopped breathing, at least to my knowledge.
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What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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May 01, 2017, 10:38 PM
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But sleep apnea is my last hope that this can be address.
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What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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May 01, 2017, 10:50 PM
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My gp referred me to a sleep study clinic at the university hospital. I answered a questionnaire, like do i fall asleep at stoplights while driving (!). Then they looked in my nose, and scheduled me for a sleepover. The sleepover was from about 7 pm to 6 am. They take a few hours to glue sensors to you. It might be awkward with your dog at that point? Idk.
My insurance paid for most of it, idk what it cost. |
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May 01, 2017, 11:23 PM
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I'd think the main concern would be whether your dog might wake you up, since you need to sleep some anyway. As was said, talk to your doctor about it. I had a sleep study. I think my ear, nose, and throat doctor arranged it, since the study was done in the same building.
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#9
May 02, 2017, 02:26 AM
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I see no reason why the service dog couldn't be in there but just talk to them about it. Yes, the gel makes bed head even worse.
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#10
May 02, 2017, 09:00 AM
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Thank you all so much for the info!
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What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
| Trace14, unaluna
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May 07, 2017, 01:45 AM
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I see you've had plenty of good advice already....just wanted to lend my support too. I believe I've had sleep apnea for years (finally got diagnosed last year, after lots of tussles with docs) go with your instincts, lol, trust me, I know how sleep deprivation can do not so great things to your life/relationships/functioning, and so on. Enough from me, keep us all informed? Xx
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May 07, 2017, 01:09 PM
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Well, believe it or not, this whole week my average has been up around 6 hours a night. I've been pushing the exercise and healthy eating...so I'm going to continue on and see if the improvements continue before embarking upon the sleep study.
I guess maybe the changes just took some time to have an effect? We shall see... Seesaw
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What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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May 07, 2017, 01:49 PM
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Ive been making a real effort not to eat too close to bedtime, and to exercise more. Not having heartburn really helps me sleep, as does being really tired.
The sleep apnea machine is a super pain in the butt, to clean every day. I dont even wash dishes every day! I guess im saying, im not mature enough to handle it. |
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May 07, 2017, 01:50 PM
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What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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May 07, 2017, 01:51 PM
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May 07, 2017, 01:55 PM
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 I wish i knew what was worse, the EXTREME dust in my house, or filtering it thru the machine 
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May 07, 2017, 04:00 PM
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 It helps with the dust a lot. I haven't really noticed any difference in a clean machine and not so clean LOL I do change the water * I think a cyber cootie just jumped off my page to you* LOL
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#18
May 09, 2017, 02:58 PM
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This isn't specifically sleep study related but my dad, who has undergone a sleep study and was diagnosed with sleep apnea, takes magnesium supplements and says they help him sleep wonderfully. I've tried taking them as well and they definitely knock me out. If you're looking for something natural to try I'd suggest checking out Natural Calm Magnesium
Best of luck to you! I hope you start getting more sleep soon, no matter what route you end up taking.
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May 09, 2017, 03:19 PM
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