Submitted by Melinda (not verified) on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 7:28am.
I went through the sleep study and the outcome was mild apnea but I was also missing stages. Apparently when I close my eyes I go right into stage 4 and waver there with REM never really going to the other stages throughout the night.
During the day I am very tired (exhausted) as though I never slept and do nod off if I am not moving. My thinking is not clear and I have been stuttering the last 5 years. Dr. says I have ADD but I believe it is symptoms of sleep deprivation.
If I am able to get a 15-30 min nap during the day it does make me feel more alert. Please note, I do have some occasions of sleep walking where I will clean, move something and once I called my sister in the wee hours!
After taking the sleep study, I was given a cpap (has not improved the sleep stage problem, only the breathing and sinus/eustachian tube problem) but Dr. did not know what to do about the missing sleep stages, is there someone out there that does know?
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I went through the sleep study and the outcome was mild apnea but I was also missing stages. Apparently when I close my eyes I go right into stage 4 and waver there with REM never really going to the other stages throughout the night.
During the day I am very tired (exhausted) as though I never slept and do nod off if I am not moving. My thinking is not clear and I have been stuttering the last 5 years. Dr. says I have ADD but I believe it is symptoms of sleep deprivation.
If I am able to get a 15-30 min nap during the day it does make me feel more alert. Please note, I do have some occasions of sleep walking where I will clean, move something and once I called my sister in the wee hours!
After taking the sleep study, I was given a cpap (has not improved the sleep stage problem, only the breathing and sinus/eustachian tube problem) but Dr. did not know what to do about the missing sleep stages, is there someone out there that does know?