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0 pointsCooCooCaCha2y ago0 comments

How healthy is she in general? Does she eat well? Exercise? Have a consistent night routing? Has she tried melatonin? What about sleep apnea?

If she's sensitive to sound and light, what has she tried to address that? Like blackout curtains?

I find it a bit odd that sleep clinics would turn her away so readily.

I understand the struggle though which is why I asked so many questions, because all of these things have factored into my quest for better sleep. The psychological stuff is hard.

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hn_throwaway_992y ago

> I find it a bit odd that sleep clinics would turn her away so readily.

I don't. I've had significant problems with insomnia in the past, and in general I've found that sleep clinics really only focus on two issues:

1. Restless leg syndrome

2. Sleep Apnea

Beyond that, there really isn't much they can do besides (1) recommending standard "sleep hygiene" stuff, or (2) drugs, which all come with various tradeoffs.

magicalhippo2y ago

Yes, healthy, eats well and exercises daily, has blackout curtains and sleeps with plugs. No apnea.

As sibling reply says, clinics seem to treat sleep apnea and similar direct physical causes, as well as provide very basic information.

She got a referral from her doctor but all the ones she contacted were very clear they couldn't do anything for her so wouldn't even take her in for observation.

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