I met with my Otolaryngologist who conducted the sleep study. Results are negative for restless leg syndrome, sleep apnia, sleep talking, and (most importantly) seizures. That said I know I talk in my sleep; maybe it was the lack of my dear nocturnal interlocutor with whom I imagine I am having conversations (and somethimes actually do…)<\/p>\n
What *is* interesting is that I had unusually low levels of REM sleep, and correspondingly I woke up more frequently than “normal”. I woke up 5 to 6 times an hour. Waking up has a special meaning in this context: from what he explained this means I go from deeper (bur not necessaryily REM) sleep to a much lighter conscious or semiconscious state, usually for a matter of seconds. <\/p>\n
He asked me repeatedly if I fell asleep during the day, as this level of non-REM sleep must result in high levels of fatigue and day sleeping. <\/p>\n
He also explained that all three of my current psychoactive drugs (lexapro, klonopin, and seroquel) all inhibit REM sleep. He wants to repeat the study once I have titrated off these meds. <\/p>\n
The doctor was quick to emphasize that it was hard to sleep in the lab setting, and this does have a tendency to skew results towards worse sleep. <\/p>\n
The takeaway: I’m not sleeping well, and it is probably because of the meds. That said there may be\/certainly are long term neurological and hormonal changes from the Interferon that are hopefully temporary.<\/p>\n
The goal: continue titrating of these meds. Will restart that when I meet with my Oncololgical Psychiatrist in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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