I don't have sleep apnea, but I wake up tired everyday.
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I have that same problem. but I dont get to sleep. I will sleep an hour or two and then wake up every hour from then until i decide to get out of bed. WHen i do get out of bed. im so TIRED! and want to go back to bed, knowing that i wont sleep anyway b/c i have insomnia. it drives me through the walls!!!!!!!!!!
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> Apparently I don’t have sleep apnea, but I wake up tired everyday. I do sleep > but I wake up frequently and I am not sleeping real sound so I wake up tired. I > have been taking all kinds of sleeping pills in hope that I will get a good > nights sleep but I seldom do. > It seems like I am just not relaxed enough to go into a deep sleep. > Does anyone else have this problem. Please help!
I know exactly how you feel, and I wouldn’t have ever considered I had sleep apnea myself either, especially considering I’m not a loud snorer and dont’ always snore, but because of excessive fatuige I was trying to find an explaination for I told my local doctor that I DO snore and also that I often wake up with sore throat, headaches etc, and he gave me a referal to a sleep doc………had a sleep study done and guess what, I have sleep apnea, moderate case. So…..PLEASE, dont’ assume you don’t have sleep apnea, truth is you might, and not only that, but a sleep study will show any other sleep disorders you may have such as periodic limb movement disorder (restless leg sydnrome) etc……
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On Sun, 01 Oct 2000 20:31:37 -0400, Magesteff <mages…@bellsouth.net> wrote: >Elaine & Steve wrote: >> Apparently I don’t have sleep apnea, but I wake up tired everyday. I do sleep >> but I wake up frequently and I am not sleeping real sound so I wake up tired. >This sounds a lot like me, about a year and a half ago, and I DO have sleep apnea. >You may not realize you have it. You do not remember the very brief awakenings. If
Yep, its a funny thing, that. It is my personal opinion that anyone who has trouble sleeping should go for a sleep study, you never know what you may find. Sleep is one of those things we all take for granted. Sleep apnea strikes without notice and could go years undetected. I had it for over 10 years before going for the study, and that was after I mentioned to my doctor the classic symptoms.. (acid reflux, never getting enough sleep even if I slept 20+ hours, loss of memory, nodding off while driving, loud loud snoring) — the third time I mentioned it he finally sent me to the study. It was more or less of a last resort but I don’t think it should have been that way. I have a hypopnea rating of 105. Not the worst I’ve seen, but certainly in the ‘very bad’ area of things.
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Elaine & Steve wrote: > Apparently I don’t have sleep apnea, but I wake up tired everyday. I do sleep > but I wake up frequently and I am not sleeping real sound so I wake up tired.
This sounds a lot like me, about a year and a half ago, and I DO have sleep apnea. You may not realize you have it. You do not remember the very brief awakenings. If you wake frequently for no apparent reason, I would suggest you ask your primary doctor for a referral to a certified sleep specialist who will take a detailed history and ask you a lot of questions about different things to try to pinpoint which disorder you have and schedule a sleep study (polysomnogram) to decide on the best course of action, whether that is CPAP, or drug therapy or something else. Check out the different sleep disorders at: <http://www.btinternet.com/~kemp.paul/mongo.html> which should help you recognize other symptoms you may be having. Good luck. — Magesteff – "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."-Albert Einstein ——————————————————– Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II,
