What other REM sleep disorders are there besides REM Behavioral Disorder?
I’ve been from doctor to doctor and we’re still working on what on Earth is wrong with me – I’m having increased fatigue, by now it can be called exhaustion. I can’t concentrate, at times I can barely lift my arms or walk, and sometimes I find myself slurring my words I’m so tired. I had a sleep study done and they found that I have more REM sleep than normal and the onset is much quicker. Rather than having increasing time periods of REM sleep, mine are uniform and last a long time. My sleep specialist has ruled out narcolepsy because the onset is not severe enough, but says that the information indicates only that I am very tired, though of course this is something to continue looking into. I literally need 15 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period to function properly, while only a couple years ago I needed about 7. When I search around online for sleep disorders having to do with REM, the only thing that I find is REM Behavioral Disorder, having to do with a lack of REM, and as a result acting out the dream. I do not have that.
What other disorders are there that either result in exhaustion and an increase in REM sleep or just the latter?
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Sleep disorders are classified into three major categories:
1-lack of sleep (e.g., insomnia),
2-disturbed sleep (e.g., sleep apnea, REM sleep behavior disorder, restless leg syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder),
3- excessive sleep (e.g., narcolepsy).
You are suffering from Disturbed Sleep Disorder.
a-sleep apnea,(called obstructive sleep apnea) Sleep apnea is interrupted breathing during sleep.
b-REM sleep behavior disorder,REM sleep behavior disorder causes disruptions in the brain during REM sleep.
c-restless leg syndrome.RLS is a genetic disorder resulting in prickly or tingling sensations in the leg that cause patients to want to move their legs. It often results in insomnia. PLMD causes jerking in the legs or arms that occurs frequently during resting or sleeping. Jerking may occur as many as 3 times in a minute and each jerk can wake the patient.
d-periodic limb movement disorder.Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) are common sleep disorders, especially in the elderly.
I suffer from 2 Sleep disorders since I was a child: sleep apnea(obstructive sleep apnea) and restless leg syndrome(RLS).Like you,I am always very tired.
Do something before it get worse! People like us who have sleep disorders are at increased risk for heart disease and stroke.
There is help,ask your doctor.