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So apparently I have to get 15+ hours of sleep in order to feel rested.
Yeah, for anyone not in the know (which is pretty much everyone that doesn't see me on a daily basis), it has been decided (by me, of course... silly self-diagnosing hypochondriac that I am) that I have sleep apnea. It's hereditary (my dad has it), prevalent in overweight individuals (I am) and in snorers (I do). On top of being three for three as far as being likely to have it goes, I also dream of drowning (a common thing for anyone who stops breathing while they're asleep) and I'm constantly tired in my waking hours.
Last night I was so tired at work that my mom sent me home an hour early. I went to bed at around 5pm, the time I usually get off work, thinking I'd be up around 8 or 9. Nope. I wake up at 3:30 this morning. I couldn't go back to sleep right at first, and needed to do my nightly routine anyway (medication, brushing teeth and washing face), and I took a shower too, and then came out and played on my computer for a little while. At roughly 6:30 am I lay down for a nap, and woke up at 11:30 feeling rested.
For the record, I'm ready to go back to sleep right now, but I have plans today so I can't.
Anyway, back to the sleep apnea. I have an appointment with my doctor on Monday and I'm gonna ask him to get me into the sleep clinic here in Windsor. I really don't want a CPAP machine, but I would rather that than being tired all the time, like I am now.
15 hours. Man. It's crazy how miserable one feels when one doesn't sleep properly.
Yeah, for anyone not in the know (which is pretty much everyone that doesn't see me on a daily basis), it has been decided (by me, of course... silly self-diagnosing hypochondriac that I am) that I have sleep apnea. It's hereditary (my dad has it), prevalent in overweight individuals (I am) and in snorers (I do). On top of being three for three as far as being likely to have it goes, I also dream of drowning (a common thing for anyone who stops breathing while they're asleep) and I'm constantly tired in my waking hours.
Last night I was so tired at work that my mom sent me home an hour early. I went to bed at around 5pm, the time I usually get off work, thinking I'd be up around 8 or 9. Nope. I wake up at 3:30 this morning. I couldn't go back to sleep right at first, and needed to do my nightly routine anyway (medication, brushing teeth and washing face), and I took a shower too, and then came out and played on my computer for a little while. At roughly 6:30 am I lay down for a nap, and woke up at 11:30 feeling rested.
For the record, I'm ready to go back to sleep right now, but I have plans today so I can't.
Anyway, back to the sleep apnea. I have an appointment with my doctor on Monday and I'm gonna ask him to get me into the sleep clinic here in Windsor. I really don't want a CPAP machine, but I would rather that than being tired all the time, like I am now.
15 hours. Man. It's crazy how miserable one feels when one doesn't sleep properly.