Hopelessly Broken Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 So for most of my teen years I had this and now I'm 20, and no reason has been found still. I basically go through different sleep problems. One persistent one that doesn't seem to change is what I guess may be restless legs syndrome. The other thing is I go through insomnia and hypersomnia. Most of the time together, like I can't fall asleep at an appropriate night time but I will sleep (usually) all day, for 12 hours or more. Sometimes the hypersomnia will go away, and sometimes the insomnia will, but I always have one if not both. I also have night terrors and flashback nightmares. They have been there since I was a kid and keep getting worse. My problem recently, however, is that when I sleep, I wake up more tired, and vice versa, if I don't sleep, I feel more awake. Why could that be? The nightmares that don't wake me up are exhausting me? The restless legs? It's very strange and inconvenient. Thanks for any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosima Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 i go through the same thing minus the night terrors and flashback nightmares (these stopped in early adolescence for me). everything else i can relate to. take off restless leg syndrome and add on fatigue that never goes away no matter what and you've described my experience. i'm sorry i can't be of more help. i have a sleep study scheduled in a year's time. have you ever done anything like that?sleep issues can be components of your depression, ptsd, and anxiety if they're not well controlled. i developed restless legs syndrome on seroquel. are you on any meds that could be triggering it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopelessly Broken Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) No. Treatment failed and I can't get anymore. Booked for a sleep study in a few weeks but probably won't be able to go because I have no way of getting there and back home. Edited June 9, 2015 by Hopelessly Broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderful.Cheese Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I hope you can make it to the sleep study. I have had two night time ones and a day time one. I'm pretty heavily sleep disordered so I know what it's like. I hope the study goes well and you finally get answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopelessly Broken Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 I hope I can go too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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