I am suspect of sleep neurologists who keep pushing an apnea diagnosis as the problem (vs. narcolepsy, for example) even if a sleep study shows differently. It seems each dr. is located next door to CPAP machine rentals. I’m wondering if they are part owners or stock holders drumming up business. Just asking…
I’ve been to 3 drs. All said the same thing after stating the sleep tests only showed mild apnea. Sleep apnea is considered a sleep disorder and neurologists are usually the treating physician.

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No matter how tired I am or how worn out, It takes me anywhere from an hour to three every single night to fall sleep. Ive tried doing crazy physical activity where at the end of the day, I just fall into bed and cant think of playing sports yet it still takes me an hour or two to fall asleep.

The other night, I was really really tired and it took me four hours to fall asleep!

Is this possibly a sleep disorder ? its really starting to affect my lifestyle.

How can I fall asleep faster ?

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It’s been a week now that almost every night during my sleep, I abruptly wake up in terror. Last night it was because there was supposed to be a snake in my bed… I panicked so much that I woke my folks up at 4 o’clock in the morning! Other times I don’t remember the cause. Other times, I remember having woken up in terror during the night, and in the morning I find myself without as shirt or trousers of my PJ’s. I’ve had this seldom in the past, but now it has become more often. I don’t think it’s a dream that causes this, because I have had some nasty dreams in the past with no such effects. Is it a sleep disorder (night terror)? What can I do about it?

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I’m trying to find more information on a sleep disorder, but I can’t figure out what it’s called.
If you’ve seen the film "The Science of Sleep", you’ll know what one I’m talking about. I just found out that a girl I’m seeing has this disorder. But she’s not sure what it’s called either.

Basically, this is what it is:

Sometimes when she wakes up, she is still in a dream state and experiences dream like visions while being lucid and awake.
So in other words, all the crazy dreams that we have when our eyes are closed and sleeping, hers gets carried over to her waking moment.
So if she’s dreaming of snakes or something, when she wakes up, something in her head doesn’t click right and the dream carries over and she really see’s snakes in her room or whatever. She snaps out of it not too long after. But she says those first waking moments are VERY scary and vivid.

Does anyone know what this is called?

PS. And no….she’s not on drugs.

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I some how sleep during the day and Im awake at night. Is this a sleep disorder? if so whats it called?

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okay, for the past like 4 nights i have gotten between 2-4 hours of sleep. Normally i wouldnt be able to function but now its like normal. Idk why im not sleeping but its like, ill go to bed at 2 and wake up at 4 and then i feel totally refreshed. Or I’ll sleep from 1-2:30 then from 3-4 then get up. Is this insomnia or some other sleep disorder. Its not a big deal to me, but im kind of getting nervous that this will stunt my growth or something. I have never slept well (more then 8 hours) and Im 15, but now im like getting paranoid and stuff before i go to bed.

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My bf is 34 y/o, 5’10" 300lbs. I believe he has a serious sleep disorder, but he doesn’t want to admit it. He says it’s his weight and doesn’t get enough sleep. First of all, He sleeps ALL the time. Right now, he doesn’t work so I know that he’s not sleep deprived, over worked or getting up early. He will fall sleep during the day.morning/evening on the computer with the mouse in his hand and sometimes wake up and continue where he left off. He has fell asleep a few times on the toilet. I have caught him several times during the day, drift off while driving and me in the passenger side. He has even fallen asleep at a red light in the afternoon. He falls asleep while I’m talking to him. What has got me asking this question is that we recently had a baby (2 weeks old) and he fell asleep while holding him on the couch and dropped him!!!!!!!! I’m so upset with this I wont allow him to hold him anymore unless he is wide awake….and I don’t know when that is. One time, he slept for almost 18 hrs straight! Help!

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For over a year I’ve been tired every day, no matter how much sleep I get, no matter whether I exercise and eat healthy or not. I was on ritalin then adderall and they have hardly any affect on me. I also need a lot more caffeine than the average person to get any energy from it. Two years ago, I was so sensitive to even the smallest amounts of caffeine that it would cause a panic attack (which I don’t get anymore). I have countless, extremely vivid dreams every time I fall asleep, even if I doze off for 5 minutes & someone wakes me up, I’ll have already started dreaming. I know you aren’t supposed to enter REM sleep until after about 90 minutes of non-REM sleep. I also sometimes have the ‘paralyzed’ feeling for a short time after waking, but I don’t fall asleep in random places. Do you think there’s a chance I have a sleep disorder? Is there any treatment available for something like this?

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I have a severe sleep disorder since last year. I usually sleep at 4 or 6 am, and wake up at 12 or 2 pm. I had tried sleeping pills but they make feel with less energy during the day. I even had to change my working schedule to the afternoon because it has been impossible for me to wake up in the morning. Does someone knows at what time of the day apply blue light therapy in my particular case?

Thanks!

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I know I need 8-9 hours of sleep to really feel good during the day. I’m a student so I have crazy hours but if left to my own devices I’m usually up at 1pm and don’t go to bed before 4am. I’m most productive during 10pm and 4am. I have no trouble falling asleep at 4am. When I have to go to schools to do work I have a really hard time getting up at 630am and going to bed before midnight. It doesn’t matter how long I try to keep this schedule to get used to it, I just never feel good doing it. This started in HighSchool (10yrs ago). Caffeine, diet and exercise are not a factor.

Am I just a night owl or do I have a sleep disorder? My doctor just gave me sleeping pills (Ambien) and told me to take them at 10pm. It works really well but on weekends I fall right back into my usual pattern.
see…now its 4 am and I’m tired/ready for bed. If this had been a week that I had to work I wouldn’t have been asleep before 2am even though I’d been up since 630am and have to do it all over again… wtf?

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Hi I was just wondering if anyone could identify that I have a sleep disorder and suggest if there many be anything I can do.

I need like 10-12 hours of sleep a night, and if/when I don’t get that when I get home from work the next day I fall asleep straight away for hours sometimes.

I also sometimes stay up really late and I cannot go to sleep even though its like 12-1am.. I have to wait for some reason till I feel tired..then I don’t get up the next day till like 1-2PM.

I don’t have a very healthy diet, although its not really that bad. But I don’t do many sports/exercise. What do you think? Is there anything I can get to make me sleep better and not be tired (not coffee).

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I think I may have a very rare disorder called Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome, I was discussing with my mom my problem when I happened to come across it. Every night I have no trouble falling asleep, as I am very tired through out the entire day. Once asleep if some one tries to wake me, or if someone calls my cell phone I will carry a full 10+ minute conversation with them and wake up with no recollection of this. Upon my alarm clock ringing I will continually hit my snooze for almost 45 minutes before its even a thought in my brain of dragging myself out of bed.
I used to get up an hour and a half before I had to leave to do my hair and make up, and since last fall I have progressively gotten worse, waking up only 5 minutes before I have to run out the door to get to class or work on time.

Could I have a sleep disorder?
Do you know of any one with Delayed sleep phase syndrome?

Any info would be appreciated!

Thanks

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I have been diagnosed with dysthymia as well as various phobias and IBS. I also have very severe chronic insomnia that my psychiatrist says is part of my chronic depression. I tend to sleep 2-5 hours a night, if at all. When I do sleep, I have very vivid, disturbing nightmares. So far, I’ve tried the drugs Prozac and Celexa. Neither helped with the depression; Prozac worsened my IBS and made me lose weight, although it did help a little bit with the insomnia, and Celexa killed what little was left of my appetite, made me lose ten pounds (which is pretty bad for someone with an already low BMI), worsened my sleep disorder and made me feel like I had the flu (constant puking, dizzyness and achyness).

My shrink recommends that I try Zoloft next, but a big part of me wants to stay away from SSRIs because I reacted so badly to the ones I’ve taken (both of which were supposedly "mild SSRIs"). Lately, I’ve been looking for atypical antidepressants that are helpful for sleep disorders and have little risk of weight loss or digestive side effects. I came across Remeron in my search, and a friend of mine who has been on nearly every antidepressant on the market recommends Trazodone. I’ve researched them both, and both sound equally attractive to me. I like Remeron for its reduced risk of digestive side effects and weight loss and for its superb track record for curing sleep disorders. Still, the risk of weight gain holds me back a little. I could stand to gain 10 or 20 pounds, but the idea of putting on any more weight than that does not sound at all appealing to me, and gaining obscene amounts of weight is not unheard of with Remeron. I like Trazodone, again, for its good track record with sleep disorders and lowered risk of dependency. Still, I don’t like risk of diarrhea/constipation. Also, my friend who recommended the Trazodone told me that it’s usually prescribed with another antidepressant (he took it with Zoloft). I’m very medication sensitive, even before going on psych meds (even small doses of baby aspirin and antibiotics almost always give me stomach problems), so I’d like to avoid taking a cocktail of meds if I can.

Anyone have any experience with either of these drugs? If so, how did they effect you? Which one do you think would be better for my situation?

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I think I may have a very rare disorder called Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome, I was discussing with my mom my problem when I happened to come across it. Every night I have no trouble falling asleep, as I am very tired through out the entire day. Once asleep if some one tries to wake me, or if someone calls my cell phone I will carry a full 10+ minute conversation with them and wake up with no recollection of this. Upon my alarm clock ringing I will continually hit my snooze for almost 45 minutes before its even a thought in my brain of dragging myself out of bed.
I used to get up an hour and a half before I had to leave to do my hair and make up, and since last fall I have progressively gotten worse, waking up only 5 minutes before I have to run out the door to get to class or work on time.

Could I have a sleep disorder?
Do you know of any one with Delayed sleep phase syndrome?

Any info would be appreciated!

Thanks

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This past summer, my sleeping habits have dramatically changed. I’ve always stayed up late, but recently I haven’t been able to fall asleep until 5 or 6 a.m. Then I’ll wake up around noon. I try really hard to fall asleep at a normal time, but I just can’t. Once I even stayed up all night, and the next night I still couldn’t fall asleep until about 3 a.m.

And the night before last I couldn’t sleep at all. I stayed up all night, and than I fell asleep 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. The next night I couldn’t go to sleep either, and I didn’t fall asleep the next day. And now it’s 5 a.m., and I’ve had yet another sleepless night. I’ve tried all the tips- clearing your mind, drinking warm milk, and everything else, but none of this has worked.

I run 30-90 minutes a day, and I have ballet nearly every night. I’m 14.

Is this a sleep disorder?

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