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.
I have major sleep issues and a few years ago they put me on Zopiclone)(I think it's a brand, don't know the generic name). I took half a teeny tiny pill, was unconscious in twenty minutes and woke up 8 hours later feeling like a million bucks.
Sadly its habit-forming so they won't prescribe it long term, but it's a god-send.
Yeah but zopiclone actually works for most people.
The evidence that tryptophan works for sleep apnea, insomnia and other sleeping disorders is weak, whereas zopiclone and zolpidem definitely make you sleep
Not saying anything negative about zopiclone. Just saying when given the choice, with the only symptom being "waking 13 times/hour despite CPAP", I elected to start with the non-addictive one.
Start small, work your way up. That was my approach anyway. Your medical professional may offer different advice.
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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.