Isn’t it Ironic…
Posted in Life, QOTD on 12/14/2006 08:30 am by enjanerdI went through a phase in life where I had severe insomnia. I was also suffering from depression at the time. And every now and then, when I get preoccupied by things, I will have difficulty sleeping at night, but nothing close to when I had insomnia. And… in a twist of irony, the reason I’ve been drowsy for the past 8 years is because I have narcolepsy.
I went to see a neurologist yesterday about the daytime sleep study I had done. The results indicate that I possibly have narcolepsy. They can’t say for sure without monitoring me for an extended period of time to ensure I get enough sleep at night and still have results like this during the day. But, if that’s what they’re basing this on, I would go with the narcolepsy diagnosis. I had enough sleep the night before; when they did the night time study, I slept for 7 hours through the night, and came home to take another nap before going to work.
Oh my goodness! I love the internet! I associate narcolepsy with a video I watched in my high school psych class: Narcoleptic Dog. This is why I didn’t think I had narcolepsy.
After reading a pamphlet when I was waiting for the doctor, I suspect I actually might. I need to do more research.
Normal daytime sleep latency: 15-25. My average: 2.5, REM in 3.5. Hm…
QOTD: “That wasn’t a cyst! That was a dude in her ovary.”