Sleep Study - Garland,TX

YES! I am now on a CPAP machine and it is great.

The study itself was an overnight stay at the clinic. They hook you up to all sorts of sensors. They are monitoring you all night long.

If you are really having a hard time breathing, they may wake you and place you on a machine that night, just to see how you do.

For me they sent the first set of results to my Sleep Doctor. She said I only had 1 dream sleep episode.. Most people have 15 per night. I also would stop breathing every few minutes!!! No wonder I am so exhausted..

The next study, again over night, they actually placed me on the CPAP machine and again monitored me all night. The adjusted the machine to see what air pressure I was needing. The Doctor then did prescribe a machine for me.
It has helped a whole lot. I feel rested in the mornings.

I used to have to have a 2 hour nap each afternoon, now maybe only 1 time a week do I need a nap.

It really has made a difference.

I was just diagnosed with Sleep Apnea and have a CPAP machine too, like Laurie A mentioned. The sleep study itself wasn't that bad and I am so glad I insisted on getting it done. Turns out I have severe sleep apnea and woke up 30 times an hour! Yikes. I can't believe how much better I feel now that I'm getting sleep. No more napping, no more crashing at 7pm, I'm eating less and I feel more focused. I also dream now and I can't remember dreaming for years.

I am going to have my husband go in for one soon. He can't sleep most nights. Chronic insomnia. We've tried meds and Ambien works for him, but it's not a good thing to be on long-term. As soon as he tries to go without he can't sleep. My sleep doc told me that if he doesn't have apnea causing him to wake up, he can treat him with behavior therapy to get him to learn how to fall asleep again. Basically, he'll need to reprogram his brain to sleep.

Best of luck.

You can try this method which often does the trick. Take homeopathic Chamomile 30c two round pellets half an hour before you want to sleep. Get into bed and go to sleep.
I have never in adult life been able to sleep more than 6 hours a night which makes me very productive.
Go to bed by 10:30 if you hope for 8 hours.

My husband had a sleep study done. Turns out he was waking up once every MINUTE. FOR DECADES. Talk about losing sleep! So he's on a CPAP now and I can't tell you the difference it's made for him...and for me - no more snoring! So now I, too, get to sleep through the night without having to poke him every few minutes to turn over and stop snoring.

Basically you go the the sleep center in the evening, spend the night there, while the technicians monitor your sleep, then you go home in the morning. There's a follow-up visit with your doc about the results, then if you get a CPAP, you go back for another sleep study, this time using the CPAP to see if it helps you.

If you truly think you have sleep issues, it's well worth it to figure out what's wrong. But it's pretty expensive, so make sure your insurance covers it. Good luck!