Anti-Depressants effect on REM sleep?
Question:
"Kit" <kjo…@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:KIknd.41880$K7.26886@news-server.bigpond.net.au… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Oscar_Lives" <nos…@nospam.net> wrote in message > news:f6Vld.406919$D%.383615@attbi_s51… >> My latest round of visits to specialists for my sleep disorder are >> getting very interesting. The latest theory is that the Zoloft I take >> for depression/anxiety drastically reduces or eliminates my REM sleep. >> In fact, my latest sleep study confirms that in a three-hour period, I >> only spent a total of 3 minutes in REM. Even though I fall asleep >> immediately when my head hits the pillow and sleep without consciously >> waking up during the night, I spend most of my waking hours dead tired, >> and my entire body hurts. The last sleep study confirmed only one apnea >> during the 3-hour period mentioned above, but brain arousals at the rate >> of >30 times per hour. The docs are trying to figure out how to get more >> REM in my sleep. They say that I am functionally sleep-deprived right >> now. At least they are satisfied that I don’t have a breathing/CPAP >> problem, but that it is a lack of REM problem. >> I’m still researching, but sure would appreciate any comments or info. >> TIA > Interesting. I have the same symptoms as you – dog tired, no breathing > problems, etc etc. Tried using Provigil but it didn’t help much. So now > they are trying anti-depressants on me to see if that helps. Pretty much > the opposite of what you are saying. Could it be the class of medication > perhaps? > Dig back on Preston Crawford’s posts & you’ll see some info / questions > that he has posted before on similar issues. > HTH > Kit
Thanks Kit. Will do some googling.
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My latest round of visits to specialists for my sleep disorder are getting very interesting. The latest theory is that the Zoloft I take for depression/anxiety drastically reduces or eliminates my REM sleep. In fact, my latest sleep study confirms that in a three-hour period, I only spent a total of 3 minutes in REM. Even though I fall asleep immediately when my head hits the pillow and sleep without consciously waking up during the night, I spend most of my waking hours dead tired, and my entire body hurts. The last sleep study confirmed only one apnea during the 3-hour period mentioned above, but brain arousals at the rate of >30 times per hour. The docs are trying to figure out how to get more REM in my sleep. They say that I am functionally sleep-deprived right now. At least they are satisfied that I don’t have a breathing/CPAP problem, but that it is a lack of REM problem. I’m still researching, but sure would appreciate any comments or info. TIA
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"Oscar_Lives" <nos…@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:f6Vld.406919$D%.383615@attbi_s51… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> My latest round of visits to specialists for my sleep disorder are getting > very interesting. The latest theory is that the Zoloft I take for > depression/anxiety drastically reduces or eliminates my REM sleep. In > fact, my latest sleep study confirms that in a three-hour period, I only > spent a total of 3 minutes in REM. Even though I fall asleep immediately > when my head hits the pillow and sleep without consciously waking up > during the night, I spend most of my waking hours dead tired, and my > entire body hurts. The last sleep study confirmed only one apnea during > the 3-hour period mentioned above, but brain arousals at the rate of >30 > times per hour. The docs are trying to figure out how to get more REM in > my sleep. They say that I am functionally sleep-deprived right now. At > least they are satisfied that I don’t have a breathing/CPAP problem, but > that it is a lack of REM problem. > I’m still researching, but sure would appreciate any comments or info. > TIA
Interesting. I have the same symptoms as you – dog tired, no breathing problems, etc etc. Tried using Provigil but it didn’t help much. So now they are trying anti-depressants on me to see if that helps. Pretty much the opposite of what you are saying. Could it be the class of medication perhaps? Dig back on Preston Crawford’s posts & you’ll see some info / questions that he has posted before on similar issues. HTH Kit
