SYMPTOMS OF SLEEP DISORDER
Question:
you sound exactly like me except my depression is pretty bad these days "Yak" <ka…@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:853f0a$8s8$1@birch.prod.itd.earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi everyone! I’m new to this newsgroup. It’s only recently I’ve become aware > of how my sleep disorder has plagued me for years. I was just wondering > whether other people have suffered the same symptoms that I’ve come to live > with, namely: > – Poor memory. Sometimes I can’t even remember what I did a couple of days > ago. This is the most frustrating problem. > – Constant sleepiness and fatigue. I don’t feel like doing much during the > days. I come alive a bit in the evenings but by then it’s time to go to bed > again. I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep a night, but sleeping longer > doesn’t make any difference. > – I have a slight problem with depression. At other times I get overly > excitable and emotional. > – I find it hard to muster enough energy to do anything but sit around and > rest. > I haven’t taken a sleep study yet, but hope to in the near future. In the > meantime, is there anything I can do to improve my sleep? What if I slept > with my upper body propped up a little more? Would that help keep the > airways open? > I heard of this mouthguard that’s being developed for people with sleep > apnea. Does anyone know anything about this? > A lot of questions and I thank you in advance for your help!
Response:
Sounds a lot like what happened to me. My memory didn’t deteriorate quite so bad, but I do notice I sometimes have trouble coming up with a word or phrase I need much more often than I used to. I also had the fatigue and as I got worse I started nodding off at work when we were not very busy. I got to where I could sleep most of the weekend and still feel like I didn’t get any sleep when I got up Monday Morning. I had a problem with finding the energy to go run errands, and stopped doing many of my favorite hobby groups, or falling asleep during my favorite hobby groups. Not good. The depression and excitability are side effects of sleep deprivation (which is a side effect of Apnea and other sleep disturbances). Mostly this has to do with a Neuro transmitter/Hormone called Seratonin which regulates emotions, but other neurotransmitters are also involved (which also explains some of the loss of memory). Low blood oxygen to the brain (which happens during Apnea and other illnesses) does bad things to the Nervous tissue in our brains, sometimes it gets better with treatment, sometimes it doesn’t. You sound like you may have Sleep Apnea. If you have sleep Apnea, sleeping upright in a recliner MAY help you breathe better, depending on what is causing the Apnea. At best it is a temporary fix while you wait for the sleep test. I suggest you go to your Doctor and insist on the test if he hasn’t decided yet if he will send you. Question, do you also snore? You don’t need to snore to have Apnea but it is one more symptom of the disease. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Yak wrote: > Hi everyone! I’m new to this newsgroup. It’s only recently I’ve become aware > of how my sleep disorder has plagued me for years. I was just wondering > whether other people have suffered the same symptoms that I’ve come to live > with, namely: > – Poor memory. Sometimes I can’t even remember what I did a couple of days > ago. This is the most frustrating problem. > – Constant sleepiness and fatigue. I don’t feel like doing much during the > days. I come alive a bit in the evenings but by then it’s time to go to bed > again. I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep a night, but sleeping longer > doesn’t make any difference. > – I have a slight problem with depression. At other times I get overly > excitable and emotional. > – I find it hard to muster enough energy to do anything but sit around and > rest. > I haven’t taken a sleep study yet, but hope to in the near future. In the > meantime, is there anything I can do to improve my sleep? What if I slept > with my upper body propped up a little more? Would that help keep the > airways open? > I heard of this mouthguard that’s being developed for people with sleep > apnea. Does anyone know anything about this? > A lot of questions and I thank you in advance for your help!
Response:
If it is sleep apnea, nothing will help that I can think of. But if you are going to get a sleep study, ask to be put on the cancellation list if the wait is long. You say you hope to get a sleep study. Either see a doctor to see what is going on, a sleep study is the only way to find out if you have a sleep disorder. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Yak wrote: > Hi everyone! I’m new to this newsgroup. It’s only recently I’ve become aware > of how my sleep disorder has plagued me for years. I was just wondering > whether other people have suffered the same symptoms that I’ve come to live > with, namely: > – Poor memory. Sometimes I can’t even remember what I did a couple of days > ago. This is the most frustrating problem. > – Constant sleepiness and fatigue. I don’t feel like doing much during the > days. I come alive a bit in the evenings but by then it’s time to go to bed > again. I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep a night, but sleeping longer > doesn’t make any difference. > – I have a slight problem with depression. At other times I get overly > excitable and emotional. > – I find it hard to muster enough energy to do anything but sit around and > rest. > I haven’t taken a sleep study yet, but hope to in the near future. In the > meantime, is there anything I can do to improve my sleep? What if I slept > with my upper body propped up a little more? Would that help keep the > airways open? > I heard of this mouthguard that’s being developed for people with sleep > apnea. Does anyone know anything about this? > A lot of questions and I thank you in advance for your help!
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Sound like me I have like a lot of other people on this ng Sleep Apnea below is a page to a questionaire which I found to be good. After reading all below sugest you go to a sleep clinic and see a sleep specialist. Please do not drink Alcohol untill you get treatment as alcohol could kill you will sleep apnea. http://www.newtechpub.com/phantom/question/quiz.html After reading this you may have questions, I think most people of this ng will help you. Thanks Warren p/s some other info that may help Symptoms and side effects in adults Excessive daytime sleepiness (e.g. falling asleep in front of TV, at the wheel of a car etc.) Restless sleep Morning headaches Memory lapses Irritability General lethargy Slight disorientation Personality changes Sexual dysfunction (impotence) Obesity (losing weight can become difficult) ————————————————————————— – —- Symptoms and side effects in Children Loud snoring Witnessed apneas Restless sleep Sleeping in unusual positions Excessive sweating at night Poor weight gain Bed wetting (after 6-7 years old) Behavioural changes during the day – child may be hyperactive or aggressive instead of sleepy Effects of Alcohol on OSA A person with OSA may stop breathing several hundred times a night. This is exacerbated by consumption of alcohol . At the legal blood alcohol limit of 0.05%, the brain’s response rate to an apneic episode is reduced. Mild sleep apnea can become severe with 4-5 10 once beers.. Tranquillisers and sleeping tablets also make OSA worse. "Yak" <ka…@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:853f0a$8s8$1@birch.prod.itd.earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi everyone! I’m new to this newsgroup. It’s only recently I’ve become aware > of how my sleep disorder has plagued me for years. I was just wondering > whether other people have suffered the same symptoms that I’ve come to live > with, namely: > – Poor memory. Sometimes I can’t even remember what I did a couple of days > ago. This is the most frustrating problem. > – Constant sleepiness and fatigue. I don’t feel like doing much during the > days. I come alive a bit in the evenings but by then it’s time to go to bed > again. I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep a night, but sleeping longer > doesn’t make any difference. > – I have a slight problem with depression. At other times I get overly > excitable and emotional. > – I find it hard to muster enough energy to do anything but sit around and > rest. > I haven’t taken a sleep study yet, but hope to in the near future. In the > meantime, is there anything I can do to improve my sleep? What if I slept > with my upper body propped up a little more? Would that help keep the > airways open? > I heard of this mouthguard that’s being developed for people with sleep > apnea. Does anyone know anything about this? > A lot of questions and I thank you in advance for your help!
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> – Poor memory. Sometimes I can’t even remember what I did a couple of days > ago. This is the most frustrating problem. > – Constant sleepiness and fatigue. I don’t feel like doing much during the > days. I come alive a bit in the evenings but by then it’s time to go to bed > again. I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep a night, but sleeping longer > doesn’t make any difference. > – I have a slight problem with depression. At other times I get overly > excitable and emotional. > – I find it hard to muster enough energy to do anything but sit around and > rest.
Sounds like your talking about me. My memory has been bad for years and years. Asked my doctor if I could be getting Alzheimer’s. It always bothered me and no one seemed to know the reason for it. I took to living with it and writing lots and lots of notes. I could watch a movie at night (that I really liked) and the next day at work I couldn’t even tell anyone what the name was, much less what it was about. It was really scary, because in my younger days I was considered to be a rather intelligent person. Now I walk around at work in a daze wondering why they haven’t fired me yet. Guess I knew my job well enough to get by, (been there 13 yr.) Constant sleepiness and fatigue—Yup excitable and emotional—Yup, can’t stand myself at times hard to muster energy to do anything but sit around and rest—Double YUP So you aren’t alone. I’m new to CPAP and patiently waiting for it to start working. I don’t know why mine isn’t working yet, but will keep working on it until it does. For many people it seems to help them right away. Get that sleep study done ASAP, so you can be on the road to recovery also. Ruth
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Yak wrote: > Hi everyone! I’m new to this newsgroup.
Welcome, and thanks for jumping in. > It’s only recently I’ve become aware > of how my sleep disorder has plagued me for years. I was just wondering > whether other people have suffered the same symptoms that I’ve come to live > with, namely: > – Poor memory. Sometimes I can’t even remember what I did a couple of days > ago. This is the most frustrating problem.
Before CPAP, especially early in the moring, I would look at my keys and couldn’t remember which one would lock the house door or unlock the car. I couldn’t remember peoples names and most days upon awaking, would not know what day it was until I looked at the TV. Some days, after finding out what day it was, I couldn’t retain that memory for more than an hour or so. > – Constant sleepiness and fatigue. I don’t feel like doing much during the > days. I come alive a bit in the evenings but by then it’s time to go to bed > again. I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep a night, but sleeping longer > doesn’t make any difference.
Ditto for me as well! > – I have a slight problem with depression. At other times I get overly > excitable and emotional. > – I find it hard to muster enough energy to do anything but sit around and > rest. > I haven’t taken a sleep study yet, but hope to in the near future.
I would suggest that you get rid of the ‘hope’ and change it to ‘will’ have a sleep study! > In the > meantime, is there anything I can do to improve my sleep? What if I slept > with my upper body propped up a little more? Would that help keep the > airways open?
I found sleeping at a 22 degree angle helped a lot. I slept in a reclining chair most nights untl a had a piece of foam cut in a wedge shape to put over the upper part of my mattress. These devices are available at healthcare services outlets and some bedding supply outlets. A foam mattress manufacturer custome cut mine for $30. while the healthcare place wanted $125. for the same thing with a cloth cover. I covered mine with an old sheet. Good luck on your quest, but get a diagnosis as soon as possible. Regards, Lee — Lee Babcock Scarborough (Toronto), Ontario, Canada Email —- babco…@idirect.ca
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Yes, unfortunately I do snore. I’m very proficient at snoring. I snore long and loud. Thank you for your response. At the very least, it’s comforting to know that I’m not alone and that there are treatments for this condition. I’m so tired of being this way. I’d love to feel what it’s like to be alive again! Magesteff (Steffeny Muller) <mages…@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:387578CA.ACD6642E@bellsouth.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Sounds a lot like what happened to me. My memory didn’t deteriorate quite so > bad, but I do notice I sometimes have trouble coming up with a word or phrase I > need much more often than I used to. I also had the fatigue and as I got worse I > started nodding off at work when we were not very busy. I got to where I could > sleep most of the weekend and still feel like I didn’t get any sleep when I got > up Monday Morning. I had a problem with finding the energy to go run errands, > and stopped doing many of my favorite hobby groups, or falling asleep during my > favorite hobby groups. Not good. > The depression and excitability are side effects of sleep deprivation (which is > a side effect of Apnea and other sleep disturbances). Mostly this has to do with > a Neuro transmitter/Hormone called Seratonin which regulates emotions, but other > neurotransmitters are also involved (which also explains some of the loss of > memory). Low blood oxygen to the brain (which happens during Apnea and other > illnesses) does bad things to the Nervous tissue in our brains, sometimes it > gets better with treatment, sometimes it doesn’t. > You sound like you may have Sleep Apnea. If you have sleep Apnea, sleeping > upright in a recliner MAY help you breathe better, depending on what is causing > the Apnea. At best it is a temporary fix while you wait for the sleep test. I > suggest you go to your Doctor and insist on the test if he hasn’t decided yet if > he will send you. > Question, do you also snore? You don’t need to snore to have Apnea but it is one > more symptom of the disease. > Yak wrote: > > Hi everyone! I’m new to this newsgroup. It’s only recently I’ve become aware > > of how my sleep disorder has plagued me for years. I was just wondering > > whether other people have suffered the same symptoms that I’ve come to live > > with, namely: > > – Poor memory. Sometimes I can’t even remember what I did a couple of days > > ago. This is the most frustrating problem. > > – Constant sleepiness and fatigue. I don’t feel like doing much during the > > days. I come alive a bit in the evenings but by then it’s time to go to bed > > again. I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep a night, but sleeping longer > > doesn’t make any difference. > > – I have a slight problem with depression. At other times I get overly > > excitable and emotional. > > – I find it hard to muster enough energy to do anything but sit around and > > rest. > > I haven’t taken a sleep study yet, but hope to in the near future. In the > > meantime, is there anything I can do to improve my sleep? What if I slept > > with my upper body propped up a little more? Would that help keep the > > airways open? > > I heard of this mouthguard that’s being developed for people with sleep > > apnea. Does anyone know anything about this? > > A lot of questions and I thank you in advance for your help!
Response:
Hi everyone! I’m new to this newsgroup. It’s only recently I’ve become aware of how my sleep disorder has plagued me for years. I was just wondering whether other people have suffered the same symptoms that I’ve come to live with, namely: – Poor memory. Sometimes I can’t even remember what I did a couple of days ago. This is the most frustrating problem. – Constant sleepiness and fatigue. I don’t feel like doing much during the days. I come alive a bit in the evenings but by then it’s time to go to bed again. I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep a night, but sleeping longer doesn’t make any difference. – I have a slight problem with depression. At other times I get overly excitable and emotional. – I find it hard to muster enough energy to do anything but sit around and rest. I haven’t taken a sleep study yet, but hope to in the near future. In the meantime, is there anything I can do to improve my sleep? What if I slept with my upper body propped up a little more? Would that help keep the airways open? I heard of this mouthguard that’s being developed for people with sleep apnea. Does anyone know anything about this? A lot of questions and I thank you in advance for your help!
