Sleep trouble and depression.

I've been wiped out for two years now. I have sleep apnea and even with a cpap I'm still really tired most days. I've had blood work done for testosterone, thyroid and vitamin D, all normal. It looks like I'm stuck with this for the rest of this life, and I can only hope that it is a short life. In my case there really is no hope.

Hello Noctuary: I'm sorry you are struggling. Personally I seem to go back-&-forth between not sleeping some nights & sleeping for a long time on others. But, the up-shot of it is I never feel rested. I never have. It's hard to be positive about much of anything when one is worn out. I hope you can find the inner strength to persevere & keep searching for a remedy...

You're in good company, sorry that is little consolation.

30 - 90 minutes at a time is all I have managed for more years than I care to remember. Even with all the meds for Depression and pain that cause tiredness, the pain and other issues wake me. I live in a twilight of exhaustion in all honesty, that does nothing to help the level of my Depression.

Dave.

So why keep on? What's so great about this life that's worth enduring this? I don't see anything in this world that's worth the struggle I go through.

For me it is to have the chance to see my Grandchildren grow and develop.

And to possibly reach out and help someone here or on our Sister Site, NeuroTalk.

Dave.

I feel so sad for Noctuary. Until I found a med that worked I couldn't stay asleep because of hypervigilance, from post traumatic stress. Being so tired makes life seem useless, I can empathize. Please hang in there Noctuary, because some answer, some interest in something, can really really happen, just hold out for it.

it is 3 am now and i'm wide awake. i do have a sleep apnea machine but i'm wide awake and think it wouldn't put me to sleep in the mood i'm in now. i have restless nights, tonight one of them. i am exausted in the daytime, have hypothroidism and am on 8 differrent meds. i do have schitzophrenia and bipolar too. i hope you can get some good sleep in i sure wish i could tonight. oh yes, and our furnace is broken on this coldest day of the year here.good luck and wish me luck too.

Hey, there, Noctuary . . . regarding thyroid and Vit D testing . . . the labs for these are not at all perfect, not by a long shot. Results may come back in the "normal" range, but that often does not paint an accurate picture. Especially thyroid. It is so very common for people to be dismissed by their docs and actually exhibit subclinical hypothyroidism. Also, there are some key markers that the basic thyroid panel doesn't even measure - a good physician knows this and will have to specifically request these. Even then, you could be subclinical. Also, two people could have the same numbers but one could be hypothyroid, the other not. It really depends on the person. "Good" Vit D results could still not be enough for someone else.

It is difficult to keep on keeping on when you are very depressed, but 1-time test results do not close the book on your health situation. It's exhausting. There is hope. You don't have to take my word for it - do some poking around on the internet and you will discover a lot of info on the shortcomings of the thyroid test as well as suggestions for finding a knowledgeable health professional, etc. Could be it's not your thyroid, not Vit D, but a different physician may uncover the root cause by assessing how you are presenting, not just based on a lab print out.

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