h3llo Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 my results 1st off surprised me. I got 5 hours of sleep! i felt like i didn't sleep at all. 2nd...this one really confused me. the doc said i never reached the REM stage of sleep and that my sleep was extremely abnormal, and he immediatly connected the dots and BAM...its the antidepressants fault. Luvox. i asked if i had sleep apneas and he said the index was 2, i think, for sleep apnea...and he thought i might have some upper airway obstruction. so when all was said and done, this is turning into more of a wait and see. he wants me to switch to another medication or go off luvox. im going off luvox and redoing the test so i know whta the fuck is wrong with me! even before i was ever medicated i have been extremely tired and daydreamy and irritable during the day, all day. and during the month of january, where i went off everything alltogether and tried this ridiculous "gluten free" diet. STILL felt the same...intense dereal/personalization, tired, daytime sleepy, self hatred. i have no one to talk about this feeling anymore. sorry for going off track at the end. what do you guys think of the results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemisia Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Sorry, it always sucks to get inconclusive results. BTW, could the very "abnormality" of your sleep be responsible for how crappy you've been feeling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I know it really sucks when the med people can't explain what's wrong with you. I've been on that roller coaster with my shortness of breath for years. But, on the bright side, at least they found SOMETHING. If the sleep study had come up totally clean, you'd probably be feeling worse. My pulmonary tests always come up like I have the lungs of an olympic athlete, and given that most of the time I feel like there's an elephant sitting on my chest, that pisses the fuck out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3llo Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 Sorry, it always sucks to get inconclusive results. BTW, could the very "abnormality" of your sleep be responsible for how crappy you've been feeling? see...i don'tknow. but it must, because i've done everything on earth to treat the derealization and anxiety i have. but thething is, when i went off of everyhing a few months ago i felt about the same, but with a tad more energy. i still felt mentally foggy and had yawn spells all day. so i don't know anymore. but i do need help in one area: i really want to quit my job and just focus on school. it is so hard for me to focus i get nothing from being with people. i just must be crazy becaus im completely emotionless and always on edge to appear alert to my surroundings. its so hard to work! i feel damn near in shock with every step i take. but if i quit, my dad will bitch bitch bitch because he's outta work and feels someone should be working. what should i do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3llo Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 i already posted about this, but what is it where you get physically and mentally alert at night time as opposed to day time? it seems to hit around 10 pm, could be cause of daytime grogginess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillista Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I don't know what the name of it is, or if there is one, but I have it happen to me all the time. I feel sluggish all day, then 10 PM and BAM- I feel like I could hit the gym, clean the apartment, THINK ... then I can't fall asleep ... so frustrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldo Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 If the index is 2 that's pretty low, if I recall. Unless it's not the AHI but some other index. Did they keep track of your blood oxygen? That ought to be a good clue. Mine was down quite a bit, but then my AHI was high as well, I vaguely recall. I saw a note on the web someplace that some docs think upper airway obstruction can create problems without creating a high AHI. Seems like trying a CPAP machine would answer some questions right off, but I guess the system isn't set up like that. When I had to wait too long, I made my own, but by the time I had one that worked and wasn't too noisy, there was only a week or two left before I got a commercial one, which was much better. And it turns out the setting needed to be higher than the one I made could go! And I was never able to cobble together a decent mask. Those masks are pretty sophisticated. My sleep isn't great, but I don't see double when I'm trying to drive anymore either! I don't think self hatred is necessarily a result of not enough sleep. Maybe the other stuff, though. my results 1st off surprised me. I got 5 hours of sleep! i felt like i didn't sleep at all. 2nd...this one really confused me. the doc said i never reached the REM stage of sleep and that my sleep was extremely abnormal, and he immediatly connected the dots and BAM...its the antidepressants fault. Luvox. i asked if i had sleep apneas and he said the index was 2, i think, for sleep apnea...and he thought i might have some upper airway obstruction. so when all was said and done, this is turning into more of a wait and see. he wants me to switch to another medication or go off luvox. im going off luvox and redoing the test so i know whta the fuck is wrong with me! even before i was ever medicated i have been extremely tired and daydreamy and irritable during the day, all day. and during the month of january, where i went off everything alltogether and tried this ridiculous "gluten free" diet. STILL felt the same...intense dereal/personalization, tired, daytime sleepy, self hatred. i have no one to talk about this feeling anymore. sorry for going off track at the end. what do you guys think of the results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywoodfreaks Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Well, I'd say you at least got some leads out of it, which is something positive. I took a sleep test and they told me I had no sleeping problems, that my sleep is totally normal. BULLSHIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemisia Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Sorry, it always sucks to get inconclusive results. BTW, could the very "abnormality" of your sleep be responsible for how crappy you've been feeling? see...i don'tknow. but it must, because i've done everything on earth to treat the derealization and anxiety i have. but thething is, when i went off of everyhing a few months ago i felt about the same, but with a tad more energy. i still felt mentally foggy and had yawn spells all day. Well, regardless of whether it's caused by Luvox or not, lack of REM sleep would make you feel like crap. Though it would be mighty helpful to know the reason for it (unless it was a weird fluke that only occurred that night). Good luck on the school vs. work balance thing. I've been really lucky because most of my life, I didn't have to work during the school year (only worked during the summers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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