forever sleeping
can somebody please help me, i am forever sleeping....this started in 2005 when i was pregnant with my baby, i thought it was caused by pregnancy. then i went to see a neurologist who said i have narcolepsy. i didn&#39&nbsp;t believe him then because i was pregnant i thought i will be fine afterwards.but even today i&#39&nbsp;m still forever sleeping. at work i cannot open my eyes for more that 2 hours, after eating i sleep, after walking, when i&#39&nbsp;m in a car, when i&#39&nbsp;m concentrating on something e.g. i cannot watch a movie until it finishes without dozzing off....dr please help , am i disabled?
there are a number of possible reasons, but narcolepsy may well be what you have. you need to get a set of sleep tests (it takes about 24 hours in a sleep laboratory). then a proper diagnosis can be made, and all of the conditions can be treated.<br><br>you really need help asap.
do you have dry eyes and a really calm disposition?i too fall asleep really easily. i have to drink coffee all the time. i think i should drink more water but i can't seem to do it.breathing problems like what? low breathing?like really calm? thats the only thing i can think of because thats my problem. in many cases it can be treated or managed. first step - a medical consultation to rule out medical conditions, medication, etc. a psychological or psychiatric eval can determine if the insomnia is really part of a treatable psychiatric condition, and practicing good sleep hygiene / working with a psychologist can help. http://cpancf.com/articles\_files/sleephygienehandout.asp. see more... if this is old news, just a bad habit. if new onset, you need to see an ophthalmologist/neurologist to rule out any neurological disease. see more... A.Insomnia is no joke. Not getting sufficient [sleep](https://psychcentral.com/disorders/sleep/) at any age, but especially as a teen, is serious business. Sleep disorders can cause [depression](https://psychcentral.com/disorders/depression/), [anxiety](https://psychcentral.com/disorders/anxiety/), diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. According to a poll done in 2005 by Sleep in America, people who were diagnosed with depression or anxiety were more likely to sleep less than six hours at night. A study done in 2007 showed that people with insomnia are 5 times as likely to be depressed as those who got sufficient sleep. At your age “sufficient” means 8 – 9 hours a night.

I urge you to go back to your medical doctor for more tests. I’m alarmed that you were drinking enough but not staying hydrated. There’s more to that than sleep deprivation. I’m also alarmed that apparently you were given a “diagnosis” but not then given a treatment plan to regulate your sleep.

If your primary care physician isn’t able to help you, get a referral to a sleep medicine clinic for a sleep study. Such clinics do a thorough evaluation of how much sleep a person gets and how often and for how long the person is awake. You may be sent home with a monitor to wear. More likely, you will be asked to spend the night at the clinic where they will monitor you throughout the night. You will sleep in a comfortable room in a comfortable bed. You can usually even bring your own pajamas.

Don’t be scared. A sleep study isn’t painful. Doctors or technicians will monitor you while you sleep. Little disks called electrodes will be temporarily glued to your head and attached to an EEG (*electroencephalogram*) machine. This will monitor the electrical impulses in your brain while you sleep and will show the technician how you are moving through the stages of sleep. It will measure possible interruptions in the pattern of your sleep. The technicians will also measure things such as eye movements, oxygen levels in your blood, heart and breathing rates, who much you snore, and how your body moves as you sleep.

The data from your sleep study will be evaluated by your doctor. You will then have a follow up appointment with your doctor to discuss the results and what may need to be done to help you have more regular and restorative sleep.

Please share this response with your parents. I don’t think you are lying or faking. I think you have an untreated medical condition that left untreated will only make things worse.

I wish you well.

Dr. Marie

 

How Do I Get my Parents to Believe I’m Depressed? no. people who have been in a persistent vegetative state rarely just open their eyes and start asking questions- like "how long have i been out?"- like on tv. they very gradually begin to be aware of their surroundings, and no- they don't bound out of the bed either. they are weakened and have lost muscle tone, and generally have a catheter in place! 
i always laugh when i see a scene like you described! have you asked about getting lacrimal plugs? you can get temporary or permanent ones. worthwhile asking your opthalmologist. i'm on those exact same meds. <a href="/treatments/effexor">effexor</a> can give you strange symptoms when you first start taking it. for me i was yawning uncontrollably for first few days, and had difficulty falling asleep for a while. everyone has a blind spot in each eyes in the outer visualfield of vision but mostly we are not aware of it. if you developed a recent new blind spots then you need to see an ophthalmologist.

 

. see more... or erratic sleep can cause these symptoms, try as much as you can to regulate sleep and get enough rest, avoid caffeinated beverages well before before sleep time, also regular healthy diet would help, if no improvement, see your doctor for assessment for possible thyroid gland dysfunction or any other problem, , good luck see more... sounds like sleep apnea. its a condition where u stop breathing during certian sleep patterns. dont stress out too much it can be treated by sleeping with an air mask or other ways but do go see a doc