No matter how much I sleep, when I sleep or where I sleep, I always wake-up feeling horribly sleep-deprived, with the following symptoms: wired, disoriented, tremulous, heart pounding, numb extremities and face, sore throat, considerable congestion, clenched jaw and hands, blurred vision, thirsty, headache, and abdominal pain. Forget restorative sleep...for me, it's toxic. And, over the past few years, I now wake-up nightly, roughly 2 to 4 hours after first falling asleep, in a hypervigilant state.
Sleep studies have provided little insight, other than presumed secondary fractured sleep architecture: shortened and delayed onset REM, alpha-wave and alpha-delta intrusion, and heightened arousals.
My hypopnea index is relatively normal. My BP and pulse are typically normal. And, my blood glucose levels are typically normal. Nothing consistently jumps out as an obvious correlate. Curiously, while I tested negative for MCAS years ago, I always wake-up congested.
What am I missing? Any suggested tests, therapies or supplements? Big thanks in advance!
Sleep studies have provided little insight, other than presumed secondary fractured sleep architecture: shortened and delayed onset REM, alpha-wave and alpha-delta intrusion, and heightened arousals.
My hypopnea index is relatively normal. My BP and pulse are typically normal. And, my blood glucose levels are typically normal. Nothing consistently jumps out as an obvious correlate. Curiously, while I tested negative for MCAS years ago, I always wake-up congested.
What am I missing? Any suggested tests, therapies or supplements? Big thanks in advance!
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