junebug04
12-13-2004, 09:01 PM
Does anyone have the problem where no matter how much sleep they get they cannot wake up? Alarm blarring, cell phone alarm blarring, etc.
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analog2000
12-14-2004, 10:00 PM
Absolutely I had this problem - until I got my sleep apnea properly treated. Now I can wake up to my alarm clock just like everybody else.
It is not normal to get adequate amounts of sleep and not be able to wake up like this. You should really talk to a doc.
It is not normal to get adequate amounts of sleep and not be able to wake up like this. You should really talk to a doc.
taztazz
12-17-2004, 01:07 AM
I sure do. I have 3 alarms that go off in the morning and still sleep through them. I have had this problem since I was a teen. I am now 39. I just had the sleep study and they are treating me for Narcolepsy and said I slept good during the night. I did not feel that I slept as hard as I do at home. I have had phone conversations while I was sleeping and don't remember them. If I have to be somewhere early in the morning I stay awake all night so I will not be late. I know that is not the answer but I don't know what is. I would appreciate any suggesions anyone has.
jmf
12-20-2004, 01:46 AM
I sure do. I have 3 alarms that go off in the morning and still sleep through them. I have had this problem since I was a teen. I am now 39. I just had the sleep study and they are treating me for Narcolepsy and said I slept good during the night. I did not feel that I slept as hard as I do at home. I have had phone conversations while I was sleeping and don't remember them. If I have to be somewhere early in the morning I stay awake all night so I will not be late. I know that is not the answer but I don't know what is. I would appreciate any suggesions anyone has.
analog2000
12-21-2004, 12:41 AM
If I have to be somewhere early in the morning I stay awake all night so I will not be late.
I used to do this, too. It made me feel half sick, but what was the alternative? I also had the 3 alarms, with one in another room so I couldn't turn it off and go back to bed.
You are doing the right thing by getting medical help for your sleep problems. The difference in my life now is like night and day, I just don't have words for how much better things are. I just regret not getting help sooner. It never occurred to me that needing three alarm clocks wasn't normal. Rather than try to figure out why I needed it, I just tried to figure out which alarm was the loudest!
It takes awhile for things to start to improve, months or more. But hang in there, things are going to get so much better.
Good luck.
I used to do this, too. It made me feel half sick, but what was the alternative? I also had the 3 alarms, with one in another room so I couldn't turn it off and go back to bed.
You are doing the right thing by getting medical help for your sleep problems. The difference in my life now is like night and day, I just don't have words for how much better things are. I just regret not getting help sooner. It never occurred to me that needing three alarm clocks wasn't normal. Rather than try to figure out why I needed it, I just tried to figure out which alarm was the loudest!
It takes awhile for things to start to improve, months or more. But hang in there, things are going to get so much better.
Good luck.
taztazz
12-21-2004, 05:14 AM
Thanks for the encouragement. I am still confused as to what to do. The medicine they are treating me with helps a lot for the day time sleepiness but still does not help me get up. I take the medication as soon as I get up and within an hour I feel pretty good. It is frustrating because people don't understand, I guess because it is not very common ( or least not talked about), people think you are being lazy or that you are making excuses. It is nice to know that I am not the only one with this problem. Until I came to this message board looking for answers I had not found anyone else that understood.
Thanks for support
Thanks for support
1plumppup
12-28-2004, 03:47 AM
Hello, Nope, you are not alone! I too used to have 2-3 alarms going off every morning- all through high school and college. Now, I use my cell phone and occassionally change the ringer sound. I still need to have it go off three times like 7 am, 7:10, & 7:20am before I can fully wake up. For me that has been the help- to gradually wake up. If I am startled awake, I am so confused, I have no idea who what where. If I must jump up, I have been known to fall right out!
After research and several visits to the docs it turns out that I spend a lot of time in stages 3 and 4 whie asleep and don't do much in the way of the lighter stages. So, for me to waken is so difficult. I also suffer from insomnia. This however, I fear is more my own fault, I work, or hang out until I catch myself drifting off, then I will go to bed.
After research and several visits to the docs it turns out that I spend a lot of time in stages 3 and 4 whie asleep and don't do much in the way of the lighter stages. So, for me to waken is so difficult. I also suffer from insomnia. This however, I fear is more my own fault, I work, or hang out until I catch myself drifting off, then I will go to bed.
ImagineLennon
12-29-2004, 10:21 PM
I also had the 3 alarms, with one in another room so I couldn't turn it off and go back to bed.
:D I only had one, but I had it on the other side of my room so I had to get up out of bed to turn it off. I had that problem in my late teens and early twenties. Now I don't have much problem getting up...it's still not super easy all the time, but at least I don't sleep right through my alarm or turn it off in my sleep.
I also had people think I was just lazy, but I guess that wasn't the problem at all.
:D I only had one, but I had it on the other side of my room so I had to get up out of bed to turn it off. I had that problem in my late teens and early twenties. Now I don't have much problem getting up...it's still not super easy all the time, but at least I don't sleep right through my alarm or turn it off in my sleep.
I also had people think I was just lazy, but I guess that wasn't the problem at all.
analog2000
12-30-2004, 01:11 AM
I also had people think I was just lazy, but I guess that wasn't the problem at all.
I always thought my problems were just laziness, and so did everyone around me - my parents, teachers, co-workers, friends, even some doctors.
It was such a relief to be told that it wasn't my fault, that I had an actual medical problem. Even before I started seeing any results from treatment, I felt SO much better, because I no longer felt guilty about sleeping. Now I see sleeping as something good I can do for myself, rather than having to feel bad every time I lay down. It really makes a big difference.
I always thought my problems were just laziness, and so did everyone around me - my parents, teachers, co-workers, friends, even some doctors.
It was such a relief to be told that it wasn't my fault, that I had an actual medical problem. Even before I started seeing any results from treatment, I felt SO much better, because I no longer felt guilty about sleeping. Now I see sleeping as something good I can do for myself, rather than having to feel bad every time I lay down. It really makes a big difference.