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19 yr M Narcolepsy

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jj76409
jj76409

The past 7 months have been the worse times of my life. I recently just started a new job in a factory, moved onto my own with my girlfriend & our 2 month year old child! It all started out of the blue one morning I woke up feeling strange. I felt lightheaded. So that's what I told doctors & ive been all over the place. Everything has always looked good so they thought it was anxiety. I had never had any anxiety problems or any problems with depression. Although I did believe whatever was making me feel bad was starting to cause some anxiety, but I did not believe it was the main problem. I would sit up all night trying to figure it out & I was driving myself nuts. After all this time I finally got recommended to a sleep study. I have always been a very heavy sleeper. I could sleep through a tornado, no problem. after doing my research I figured it was sleep apnea. & I recall waking up in the middle of the night once or twice, tossing & turning & kind of gasping for air. So I go to the sleep study & I noticed j wasn't falling into a deep sleep like usual. Them talking to me over the intercom was waking me up & normally that never would have happened. I was pretty restless the entire night. The day time study in which you take 4 or 5 naps, I slept through all of them. I ended up getting diagnosed with narcolepsy. The guy told me I had a few kicks & like 30 times of sleep apnea in which 10 of them I didn't breath for 10 seconds. Myself, I believe my sleep apnea would have been worse if I would have gotten into a deep sleep like I usually do. But it is the 2nd day of taking armodafinil 150. It usually makes me feel better for about 3 or 4 hours but then I start feeling kind of anxious,headache & nausea. It turns me into a super smartass. I lucked out at work getting an inspection job in which I don't really do all that much. But I get so fatigue! Remenwber I'm only 19! I get in such a daze & can't concentrate much. I make mistakes & I just fill like people think I am crazy. Having the responsibility of taking care of a baby, working a new job & only being 19 wasn't enough. I seriously believe I'm starting to go crazy!

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  • rocky31676
    rocky31676 jj76409

    Posted

    It does look like Sleep Apnea, and it can cause fatgue during the day. 

    You might need a CPAP machine at night.

     

  • anetta94863
    anetta94863 jj76409

    Posted

    You definitely feel a lot of anxiety. Anxiety can mimic tons of diseases. Try to tell yourself everyday : Tomorrow does not exist, so there is no need to worry about it. Only today exists." Dont worry about other people, they will take care of themselves if you cant help them. Your child has a mother as well, grandparents etc.  I hope this helps.

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