I've been having a lot of problems in my sleep at night. Every time I've been in the hospital in the past little over a year my oxygen has dropped at night. I knwo what it feels like when my oxygen drops at night and I told my dr I hink it's doing it again. I wake up drenched in sweat, my boyfriend says I take deep breaths or gasp for air, and when I wake up my head and the back of my neck hurt and I see black when I stand up, like seeing stars but totally black. I told my dr and he's concerned. I go back January 12th, if I'm still having problems he said it's possible that I can do a sleep study at home where someone comes to my house and studies me. Have you done one at home? I don't know how well a sleep clinic one would work because you're not in your natural habitat, that's why I like that I might be able to do one at home.
I have a fear of sleep. I used to think that I was going to die in my sleep because my oxgygen drops. I told my dr this the last time I was in the hospital because they noticed I was sleeping weird hours. I would sleep during the day because I felt safe because I felt like there was more people there who would notice if my oxygen dropped. I don't know, I'm always tired, maybe a cf thing? Maybe the oxygen droppign in my sleep not giving me good sleep? I'm anemic so that doesn't help with being tired. I do notice that I sleep better and more normal hours when I tak my iron.
Just push for a sleep study, keep track of your sleep, and maybe try some stuff to relax before bed to ease the anxiety.
