Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Hi Alley, Actually alley, there are 4 stages of sleep PLUS REM sleep which is deeper than stage 4... We need so many minutes of REM sleep every hour to get restoritive sleep.... Before Cpap I only stayed in stage 1 and 2 NEVER getting to stage 3, 4 or rem sleep.. even WITH restoril for sleep... so its cpap for me,, Shshonee (Alley) " wrote: > > > I see a shrink and a counselor for my hep c sides > also. > > The shrink prescribes an antidepressant that helps > me with not only the depression that comes from > having a chronic illness (ANY chronic illness can > cause depression, it's not like depression of other > types, tho it manifests itself with the same > symptoms, as this has an actual physical cause, and > with other forms of depression, there's not always a > specific cause to point a finger at). > > He also prescribes sleeping pills that I take as > needed to help me get stage 4 sleep. People with > chronic health problems often don't get the deep > restorative rest the body requires. Stage 4 sleep is > where the body actually repairs and rejuvinates > itself. (it's the stage deeper than dream state). > People who don't get enough of this will have many > aches and pains. > > The counselor helps me deal with the whole thing. > And reminds me to pace myself. I think acceptance is > the hardest part of having a chronic illness. > Accepting it's there and I gotta deal with it, > whether I want to or not, and learn to pace myself > accordingly and even harder, not try to keep up with > other people. > > Anyway, those are my thoughts on it. I think you've > made a HUGE step in the right direction Chris!!! You > will find that it's not the end of the journey, but > you're on the right path. There might be some trial > and error still - finding the right medication, > working through problems and concerns - but know > that you are helping yourself and I am very proud of > you . > > Alley > http://texasscribbler.home.comcast.net > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ===== Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 I stand corrected Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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