Posted on Dec 2, 2015
Did you know that for some Service Members, Insomnia May Not Be Part Of PTSD?
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Did you know that for some Service Members, Insomnia May Not Be Part Of PTSD?
Lack of sleep is reported by more than half of the 2 million men and women who have served since Sept. 11.
What do you think RP Members?
http://taskandpurpose.com/for-some-service-members-insomnia-may-not-be-part-of-ptsd/
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Sleeplessness has historically been considered a secondary symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder, but recent research shows that insomnia may be a disorder unto itself.
In 2014, an Army research team, led by Col. Vincent Mysliwiec, suggested the name “trauma-associated sleep disorder,” leading the service to propose it as a separate diagnosis from post-traumatic stress disorder.
He and the Army hope the name will add legitimacy to the diagnosis and lead to better treatment of insomnia among service members and veterans.
Before, it was assumed that treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder would eliminate insomnia. Rather, Mysliwiec suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder may serve as a misdiagnosis in many cases of trauma-associated sleep disorder.
Lack of sleep is reported by more than half of the 2 million men and women who have served since Sept. 11.
What do you think RP Members?
http://taskandpurpose.com/for-some-service-members-insomnia-may-not-be-part-of-ptsd/
Check out Virtual World Solutions d/b/a Sponsor a Vet Life: http://www.sponsoravet.life
Sleeplessness has historically been considered a secondary symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder, but recent research shows that insomnia may be a disorder unto itself.
In 2014, an Army research team, led by Col. Vincent Mysliwiec, suggested the name “trauma-associated sleep disorder,” leading the service to propose it as a separate diagnosis from post-traumatic stress disorder.
He and the Army hope the name will add legitimacy to the diagnosis and lead to better treatment of insomnia among service members and veterans.
Before, it was assumed that treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder would eliminate insomnia. Rather, Mysliwiec suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder may serve as a misdiagnosis in many cases of trauma-associated sleep disorder.
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Anyone that has been in one or more life threatening situation, in or out of the military has dreams about it. Even then, for my military career, I slept like a log at every opportunity. Most of us have been in situations that denied us proper sleep for days or more. All those bad dreams about my possible demise have long since gone away. However, I find as I age, I do NOT sleep very well and estimate on a good night, I get around five hours of intermittent sleep. No problem going to sleep, but do not stay asleep. Few, if any, dreams that are about my military career. As you age, insomnia is more prevalent, than when you are young. As with most of these type things, adjust and live with it. Meds and psychologists will not do much, except may lead you to have additional problems.
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My Insomnia is caused by Mild TBI, and if I don't Sleep the Monster that is called PTSD takes over, so for me sleep medication is necessary.
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Some of us need a little background hum of a generator, etc... to sleep peacefully and that is often disruptive to our significant others.
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Thank you for bringing this topic up for discussion. I often do not sleep enough in a single period. Just last night I woke up about every hour to an hour and a half and then dozed back to sleep. I wake up tired. Usually in the early afternoon when I sit and watch a bit of court TV, I sometimes start to doze off, but never actually fall asleep. From what I am reading, I may need to bring this up with my VA doctor on my next visit. Due to what I perceived as my "easy go of it" in Vietnam and also in Iraq, I did not identify my sleeping problems being associated with PTSD. I guess it wouldn't hurt to have it checked out.
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This is a relief to read. I know that I do not suffer from PTSD but I do suffer from insomnia. I underwent 2 sleep studies and the doctor's couldn't tell me why I "wake up" 5-7 times in an hour time frame taking about 10 minutes to fall back to "sleep" each time. I haven't had a good night sleep since 2002!
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I actually have had a lack of sleep since I was a little boy falling sleep under the kitchen table so that my dad wouldn't leave me when he went on his morning paper deliveries when he first retired at Fort Hood. Can't blame the Army and I never claimed it for disability. I only claimed what the Army did to me.
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I agree that it may not be a part of PTSD. I ad sleep issues long before my PTSD. I now use a CPAP and meds that help me get a few hours of sleep, but I still don't sleep through the night.
Insomnia can be a side effect of PTSD because of some of the symptoms that can cause a person to not be restful at night.
If I had it my way, I would be awake all night and take short naps throughout the day. Just seems I sleep better during the daylight hours than at night.;
Insomnia can be a side effect of PTSD because of some of the symptoms that can cause a person to not be restful at night.
If I had it my way, I would be awake all night and take short naps throughout the day. Just seems I sleep better during the daylight hours than at night.;
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Great article Sir. I suffer from sleep issues and I have a C-CRAP machine. I know it's the CPAP, but to me it's the C-CRAP. Don't know why, but I slept better when I went to the field or on any deployment ever, and the sleep might be very brief, but I was able to function like I had been allowed to sleep a whole night. Don't know why it's that way.
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Yep, my counselor wanted to address both aspects of my behavior. First let's take care of sleeplessness, via Ambian at first and now with a CPAP and occasional tablets......then we started working through the anger, startle reflex, counting the number of people in a room, not being able to sit in a public place with back to a door, fear of being unarmed (had to have at least a pocket knife with me), ...etc. It appeared to me that she had me working on each of the 'pieces' that make up my PTSD one at a time......I'm much better and hopefully will eventually be totally at peace with myself and others....we'll see. I still keep a pocket knife, but now I am just wanting to be able to make minor repairs or remove a wood splinter, not thinking of it as a defensive item.....most of the time, when not a work in the office I still carry a side arm.....so, a work in progress as are we all I suppose.
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