Posted by university on May 16, 2005, at 21:32:08
In reply to Re: If all effective AD's supress REM sleep..... » university, posted by Jakeman on May 16, 2005, at 9:27:06
> > i just got my polysomnography results back;
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> I did a sleep study last night and am eager to get the results. It felt like I barely slept at all but the tech said I slept several hours. Has your Dr. made any recommendations based on your polysomnography? I often wake feeling very tired and unrested, I'm guessing that I'm not getting enough stage 3 & 4 deep sleep. My Dr. has mentioned Xyrem as a possible treatment.
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> The issue of REM sleep and depression is confusing to me at this point. As an aside, I know of two people that are heavily into meditation and martial arts who function happily on 4 hours sleep per night.
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> best regards, JakeWhat's Xyrem?? Yes, the sleep lab MD advises CPAP therapy. For the diminished REM, absent 3&4, and increased 1&2, she can't really advise anything but clinical correlation, since it's anybody's guess what's responsible (though Prozac is probably the main factor).
But I'll be very pleased if CPAP therapy "cures" my excessive daytime sleepiness, which is why I had the study done in the first place. I've been on sundry stimulants (methylphenidate right now) for this ESD.
My insurance--Blue Cross PPO--won't cover a CPAP machine for me 'cause my apnea index was too low (I had more hypopneas than actual apneas). So I'm looking into just buying one (about $800).
Good luck--let us know what the results are. And make sure you ask the lab for a copy of the results. If you have any questions, I'd be glad to tell you what I've learned...
JM
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