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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Pre-Dialysis => Topic started by: jambo101 on November 23, 2018, 04:17:25 AM

Title: Sleep problems
Post by: jambo101 on November 23, 2018, 04:17:25 AM

 for the last 6 months i.ve been having problems sleeping its like i sleep in 3 hour stretches then wake up for 3 hours and repeat the cycle, seems i get very congested and short of breath after about 3 hours and need to get up,i'm assuming it has something to do with my kidney failure. any one else experience sleep disorders that can be attributed to kidney failure?

Title: Re: Sleep problems
Post by: Mr Ken on November 23, 2018, 05:45:22 AM

You should notify your doctor. Hopefully you are not getting fluid build up in the lungs. That would be a ticket to a hospital stay.

Title: Re: Sleep problems
Post by: jambo101 on November 23, 2018, 09:21:36 PM

 I brought the subject up with my nephrologist last week,we did a chest Xray and found no fluid build up.

Title: Re: Sleep problems
Post by: Cowdog on November 26, 2018, 12:51:28 PM

I slept in a recliner the year before starting dialysis. When I laid down in the bed I felt I couldn't breath.

Title: Re: Sleep problems
Post by: kickingandscreaming on November 26, 2018, 01:27:01 PM

I'm not sure why it happens, but I think sleep issues are very common among kidney people. I've had sleep issues for a while.  First I couldn't fall asleep.  Then I would wake up in the middle of the night.  Now I use medical marijuana (Indica type) and that helps me fall asleep.  I still wake up more frequently and earlier than I'd like, but I think some of it has to do with PD.  When I'm in a dwell stage of one of my nightly exchanges I get very full of UF and that wakes me up.