sleep disorder connections..
Question:
Hello all, I might only pop in once or twice a year, but there’s always someone here that has an answer 
I’d like to think my anxiety has been under control for a few years. Sure, I’d consider myself high strung, but nothing like I used to be during the full blown panic and anxiety years. My major complaint to my primary doc for the last three years has been what I can best describe as excessive day time sleepiness – nearly dibilitating during the months of September – February when there is less sunlight. We’ve looked at several possibilities from Seasonal Affective Disorder (but I don’t have the depression) to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (I don’t have the joint pain) and we’re making some headway now that I’ve given in and consented to have a sleep disorder evalution next month. Several sites I’ve come across refer to an anxiety and sleep disorder connection. I’ve put myself on a mega supplement and dietary regimin about 4 weeks ago in hopes of warding off what I know is inevitable come autumn. I eat a lot of fish, yogurt, wheat germ, raw fruits and veggies, etc. I’ve combined various supplements for stress/smoking/anxiety/CFS/poor appetite/and low energy and am now on everything from free form amino acids, to Vit A, 100mgs of each Vit B. Vit C, Coenzyme Q10, Omega 3 fatty acid, Calcium and I’m starting GABA in about two weeks. As a sidenote, I was surprised to learn L-tryptophan is not available in the US – I remember hearing about it in my search for *cures* for anxiety a few years ago. Anyway, I’m trying to gather info on the connection between neuro-transmitters and sleep disorders. Getting down to the nitty gritty, I’m trying to figure out what is really going on when I think I’m sleeping soundly, but apparently I am not (accounting for the day time exhaustion.) Any thoughts anyone? Thanks as always, Kath — The charter is available at:
