Posted by LostBoyinNCBecksDark on October 23, 2007, at 19:43:14
In reply to Re: Study claims sleep deprivation causes psych pr » LostBoyinNCBecksDark, posted by Sigismund on October 23, 2007, at 19:34:17
> Hey Eric
>
> I don't have sleep apnea, but I don't get sufficient slow wave sleep, and I take around 10mg/d Valium that I probably will never be able to give up, certainly not while my sleep is like it is.
>
> Any suggestions?No, not really. I try to not play Internet doctor anymore, I try not to make specific suggestions to people on the net for several reasons. Only thing I can suggest is to ask your doctor(s) and if your doctor(s) dont give you a satisfactory answer, find one whose specialty is sleep medicine and not psychiatry.
There are some psychiatrists who are also trained as sleep docs. I dont know how good they'd be, psychiatry being the way it is and all. I prefer my sleep doc to be either a pulmonary doctor or a Neurologist. I never went to a shrink that ever impressed me technically or medically. And Ive been to a bunch of them.
Just FYI, after I started CPAP, my blood pressure dropped a good amount along with a dramatic drop in anxiety, irritability and agitation. I was able to get off of the benzo klonopin as a direct result of CPAP and I dont miss the stuff.
Eric
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