Wide awake after only 2 hours

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Wide awake after only 2 hours

Posted by goodkarma on January 04, 2002 at 13:16:50:
I'm 38 and recently recovered from decades of severe depression. I seemed to have gone from hypersomnia (yes I have had a sleep test and surgery for apnea, all better thanks) to some type of insomnia. I just dont' know what type. For weeks in a row I will wake after 2-3 hours of sleep (the sleep is solid and restful) and be fine for 18+ hours then do the 2-3 hours...etc. Aftern about 10 days of this I'm quite insane; seeing things, odd thoughts, and unable to form complete sentances. Then I sleep 8 hours for a few days and am sane again. I do not have a sleep schedule as laying down when I'm not tired causes my legs to ache and move a ridiculous amount. Because of years of depression and the subsiquent medications for that, I hate taking pills but I have tried over the counter sleep aids with no change except my stupidity and clumsiness increase faster then the usual patern.
BTW if your wondering the depression cleared up a few months after the surgery for apnea... in case anyone has been given that option and is weighing the benifits. Just my eperience.

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Sleep Deprivation due to Sleep Apnea and insufficient sleep are common and can present as insomnia, narcolepsy, or idiopathic hypersomnia. In infants and children sleep problems commonly present themselves as ADD or ADHD.