sleep study results

[sunburnt22]

i had 15% stage 4 sleep, and my doc said most get 25% stage 4 sleep. sounds like my sleep isn't THAT bad, even though i feel totally unrefreshed upon waking. anyone have any thoughts on this?

[AirMarshall]

- First off, the proof is in the pudding. If you wake up feeling like shit and unrested, then your sleep is not sufficiently restorative. This isn't a numbers game. And even though all the phases of sleep are important, REM is probably the first among equals.

- 15 of 25, means that you are only getting 60% of what you should be averaging.

Would you be well on 60% of required calorie intake? 60% of oxygen requirements?

You get the idea.

What is the doc thinking is wrong? Does he have a suggested treatment?

Have you also perhaps developed a sleep avoidance behavior? Staying up, and not getting into bed, to avoid the unpleasantness of sleeping?

I did. And my pdoc helped me with that, both meds and behaviour mod, and talk. I also have severe sleep apnea, so I can empathize.

a.m.