[ZK]

For going on 3 years now ive had excessive daytime sleepyness. It started with a sinus infection. Ive had 2 surgeries since, my DR says my sinuses look good. I have allergies to Dustmites, but im contsantly sweeping, washing blankets etc, i have a 100% dust air purifier. Ive had multiple sleep studies, some showing mild apnea, others showing no apnea. Dr said its not worth treating, ive even tried to the cpap via a diffrent doctor. Ive got no relief. Ive had my thyroid and b12 and cbc panels all looked at, everything came back fine. I have a strict sleep schedule, i fall asleep fine typically sleep about 7 hours a night, sometimes i wake up to use the restroom. I wake up and im in a brain fog, dead tired, buts not all the time. Il go like 3 days of being completely tired and feeling out of it. Then il pass out hard and feel good for a day or 2, and then it repeats. I take Odactra and singulair for allergies and Lamictal for bipolar, which im not even sure if I am bipolar, i think its just lack of quality sleep that makes me a bit loony. Ive tried every sleeping aid there is and it makes me feel like 10x worse. I feel like i can barely function, i push myself through every day at work, and im miserable. Im just at a complete loss and I have no idea what to do, ive never felt so defeated by anything in my life. I have constant dark circles under my eyes. Ive become forgetful, i mess words up while talking. Ive been to COUNTLESS Drs, no one can find anything wrong with me. I dont even feel like anythings wrong with me, ive changed my diet, ive literally done and do just about everything you can do to maintain a sleep routine, every recommendation on the internet ive done. I have no idea what to do next, all i know is im insanely depressed and I dont want to stop trying to beat this, i just dont know what to do next.

[gsdmom]

How did you change your diet? Are you gluten free?

[wsh]

I am not a medical specialist, but I wonder about your use of Lamictal if you are not bipolar. In any event, that is a an anti-seizure drug and one of its side effects is dizziness and drowsiness. I took an anti-seizure drug (Gabapentin) for a while as well and it made me feel horribly dizzy, tired and brain fogged. You might want to look at tapering off this first, because with 7 hours sleep per night I don’t think you have insomnia.

[Martin Reed]

The diagnostic criteria for insomnia include dissatisfaction with sleep quality — so, just because you might be getting seven hours of sleep, doesn’t mean you don’t meet the criteria for insomnia.

With that being said, in my experience, it is quite unusual for people with insomnia to experience symptoms as you have described after seven hours of sleep.

Before you had any sleep issues, how much sleep did you usually get on a typical night? Did you explore the possibility that the grogginess you have been experiencing may be a side-effect of medication?

Finally, have you ever fallen asleep during the day without warning?

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