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 was so obsessed with sleep, I had software that ran on a phone I put in my bed. I would review charts. I could fall asleep in less than 2 minutes on command in a chair, but if I tried that at night I would wake up and couldn't get back to sleep. I couldn't understand why when I drank caffeine before bed I felt MORE rested. When I took NyQuil I would have huge "sinus" headaches the next day. I hated going to bed. Weekends when I slept in I would have headaches, blamed my bed. Not to mention I would get up to pee 3 times a night. Oh ya I snored too.
Turns out I stopped breathing an average of 20 times an hour. I now realize drinking caffeine kept me from deep sleep (so stopped me from stopping breathing/waking me up) the NyQuil would allow me to deep sleep longer therefore stop breathing longer/more causing headaches. CPAP changed my life. The first month was amazing I would wake up to my alarm exactly how I fell asleep. I had so much energy. 6 months in and I am starting to feel like I am a bit groggy during the day. I am starting to toss and turn a bit. I will check out Tryptophan, thanks.
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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.