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Living w/Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, RSL

Post a new topicby livingwith on Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:55 pm


I’ve been exhausted all my life. I woke up at age 40 after being told I had sleep apnea. Went to a sleep doctor, had an overnight polysomnogram (or PSG- doesn’t hurt, easy, just weird to do). Started on CPAP treatment (it really helps).
Upon starting treatment I had what is called REM sleep rebound (extra dreaming that had been repressed because I wasn’t sleeping due to the apnea). After still being really tired, I had another overnight polysomnogram followed by a multiple...Read the full article

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