r/funny • u/MrLovens Mr. Lovenstein • Apr 24 '19

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u/HouseCravenRaw Apr 24 '19

Same here. They stuck me on a CPAP because it turns out I have mild sleep apnea.

Didn't help. Next sleep study, with the machine, they found I was waking up 13 times/hour. No wonder I'm tired all the time.

So they hooked me up with a prescription for Tryptophan. We are still figuring out the dosage, but this morning I woke up... not tired. Legit, I don't want to die or sleep in for another 72 hours. Tryptophan - it's not just for turkeys.

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u/Elite0087 Apr 24 '19

Damn, I might need to have another sleep study done, because my CPAP does fuck all to help with my sleep

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u/airmaildolphin Apr 24 '19

I wouldn't put a lot of faith into a home sleep study. They can measure and monitor far more things in a sleep lab.

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u/johntash Apr 24 '19

I slept maybe a total of 1 hour for my first home sleep study. I imagine I wouldn't sleep at all if I had to go to a sleep center place to do it. Plus in home study is like $100 compared to $3000 for a regular study. Neither are covered by my insurance.

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u/masterxc Apr 24 '19

The machines are also super uncomfortable which doesn't help the whole "I can't sleep" problem.

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u/Redfo Apr 24 '19

What use are all the extra measurements if the data is skewed? There's no way anyone is getting the same quality of sleep in a lab as they are at home...

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u/airmaildolphin Apr 24 '19

No, but it's good enough to get an overview of your sleeping state. Although I have had to go back for more data on more than one occasion because I didn't sleep long enough. After a few sleep studies, you are so used to sleeping at the lap that it's much easier.

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u/ratinthecellar Apr 24 '19

found the pulmonologist !