Carnie /being free/Lucee's ramble

[Guest guest]

Lucee,

Good luck with the sleep problems! I suffer from sleep apnea as well as

chronic insomnia, and I know how debilitating it can be to never get a

decent night's sleep. I had my first overnight sleep study early last year,

and it was determined that between the apnea and insomnia, I wake up 20

times an hour (although I am not consciously aware of all those arousals, of

course). With the help of medication and a CPAP machine, I am now getting

almost 4 solid hours of sleep before my insomnia starts waking me up. It is

still not a lot, but is a huge improvement for me. Now I have a little more

energy to try and concentrate on losing the weight, which the doc says will

help even more with both conditions.

I hope your doc can help you resolve these issues. You said she " thinks " you

have sleep apnea... has she scheduled you for a sleep study to find out for

sure? Mine was very helpful, and helped them determine that my problem was

not just sleep apnea, but spontaneous insomnia arousals as well.

Jette

----- Original Message -----

> she thinks I have sleep apnea because of my weight and a few other

problems.)

> The not being able to sleep the whole night through scares me...because I

know it's my bodies way of warning me that it can't go on like this any

longer (that and the fact of waking up every hour is driving me batty!)

[Guest guest]

Lucee,

Good luck with the sleep problems! I suffer from sleep apnea as well as

chronic insomnia, and I know how debilitating it can be to never get a

decent night's sleep. I had my first overnight sleep study early last year,

and it was determined that between the apnea and insomnia, I wake up 20

times an hour (although I am not consciously aware of all those arousals, of

course). With the help of medication and a CPAP machine, I am now getting

almost 4 solid hours of sleep before my insomnia starts waking me up. It is

still not a lot, but is a huge improvement for me. Now I have a little more

energy to try and concentrate on losing the weight, which the doc says will

help even more with both conditions.

I hope your doc can help you resolve these issues. You said she " thinks " you

have sleep apnea... has she scheduled you for a sleep study to find out for

sure? Mine was very helpful, and helped them determine that my problem was

not just sleep apnea, but spontaneous insomnia arousals as well.

Jette

----- Original Message -----

> she thinks I have sleep apnea because of my weight and a few other

problems.)

> The not being able to sleep the whole night through scares me...because I

know it's my bodies way of warning me that it can't go on like this any

longer (that and the fact of waking up every hour is driving me batty!)