Re: Sleep disorders and ADD

[Anonymous]

sugargremlin: I read somewhere that cataplexy can be more subtle, like dropping things (which I do), or facial stiffness. Not sure how official that is. I tend to drop things a lot in the morning. I’ve had knee buckling for no apparent reason once without laughter or emotion. So I am not sure I fit the cataplexic category, but the specialist was adamant about everything else. The details will be in the sleep study.

I also can’t nap, but I fall asleep uncontrollably at inappropriate times and it is a very deep sleep. I can be sleeping in the noisiest part of a movie and be completely out of it – I usually wake up at the ending credits – Groundhog Day is one of the most confusing movies to fall asleep in. 😯

My driving pattern sounds like yours as well, it could be 20 minutes and I’d feel like I need to pull over and sleep. Larynxa said I should give up driving and her advice sounds appropriate for you too, especially since you’ve had accidents. I am fortunate that I don’t work too far from home (10 minutes) and my husband can drive me. But it will definitely require a rearranging of everything to take on that new responsibility for him.

The key to sleep issues (and ADD too) is whether or not it’s impairing or affects others. And for me, that’s definitely the case.

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