I was falling asleep at the wheel, under doctor's orders not to drive when tired, but always tired, and falling asleep waiting at the doctor's office and everything. I finally got a sleep study and they found out I stopped breathing more than 100 times a night. I now have a CPAP machine and sleep better, but it's not the perfection they promised me it would be. I still wake up some during the night, but obviously not as much as I can stay awake most of the time during the day except when watching a movie or driving, usually. Well, anyway, I found out a natural cure for sleep apnea. If you learn to play the digeridoo (not positive on spelling) which is a long (bamboo?) stick type thing that you blow into, a technique known as "circular breathing" and if you are able to master this, it will actually help strengthen the flap that closes off your breathing so you will no longer need your CPAP machine, which, if you are like me, sometimes actually wakes you up because it will suddenly blow air in your face or make a loud noise . . . anyway . . . I do sleep a lot better than I used to and I am grateful for my CPAP machine! :)

I was also diagnosed with sleep apnea. The results of my sleep study noted that on average I have 58 episodes of apnea an hour. Because of this I was unable to concentrate or be active. For over a year now I have been using my CPAP and have since slept a little better. I am on sleep medication in the evenings and something that controls my serotonin levels during the day. Even with the CPAP I wake several times in the evenings due to troubling thoughts. I am recently separated and miss my family very much. I have two daughters that I get to see for a few hours once a week. If it were not the precious moments that we share then I would not be able to sleep at all, even with the aid of medication and machine. The bright side to everything is that there is so much love between my daughters and me that even a brief instant of quality time lasts an eternity. I am sorry I wrote to comment on sleep disorders and rambled on about something else. I just wanted to say that I can identify with some of your situation so if you ever need a listening ear send me a message and I will be there.

Have you tried seaching the web for the National Sleep Foundation or the American Academy of Sleep Medicine? Both sites can very useful information on sleep disorders of all types. Best Wishes