Anxiety vs Insomnia

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Could you have an undiagnosed sleep disorder? Maybe your doctor should have you participate in a sleep study. When my husband did that he had to spend a night in the hospital and they studied the way he slept. He had to be woken up periodically and electrodes were stuck to him to measure certain patterns. They couldn't find anything at that time though.

My partner had this testing at a specialized sleep disorder testing lab at hospital. He has had sleep disorder since his 20's. He has never really felt truly rested from sleep. He is mildly narcopleptic and has tried prescribed daily drugs...which he no longer takes. It didn't make him feel well for rest of day and since it would have been a drug for the rest of his life, he didn't want his body to become addicted to it. This drug was to keep him awake during the day. It still didn't help him sleep better at night, though it was to help stabilize sleeping patterns.

His disorder causes him to fall asleep at theatres, driving, etc.
there is a real reason why he no longer owns a car..this is 1 of the major reasons. Driving after 1 hr., he needs to stop and nap. I don't mind.

And yes, cycling is very helpful to him to "stay awake" during day, as well as a transportation mode. His sleep disorder is compounded by tinnitus (ringing of ears) and high sensitivity to air pressure/weather changes leading to headaches. He seldom takes Tyelonol for headaches. He doesn't see the point when barometric changes is the cause. There is no drug to solve this. Sometimes I don't even know he's experiencing all of this...he's used to it that he isn't always signalling/complaining to me.

Solo's problem sounds as if she can at least isolate when insomnia occurs.