Sleep Consultation Advice
Hi all!
After advocating for myself for years and being brushed off as just “a sleepy girl” or someone who “needs caffeine to function”, I finally got a referral to a neurologist that specializes in sleep and my consultation is this Friday! Needless to say I am very excited that my concerns are being taken seriously.
A little more context: I have been told I have hypersomnia, but now my doctor recommended a specialist as my symptoms sounded more severe as I talked about it more. I scrolled through this Reddit a LOT over the past few days and the more I read, the more I realized something is definitely going on. I truly thought it was normal for people to have a sleep latency of < 5 minutes and feel exhausted after just an hour of doing anything.
I was wondering how I should go about sharing my thoughts in my consultation, as I’m almost positive that I have some level of narcolepsy. I also was wondering what the next steps after the consultation would look like?