Hypersomnia: Assessment and Management - Dr. Chris Hammond

[@smit0667]

This is one of the most helpful presentations I have ever seen. My wife and I have brought my daughter to specialists over the past 8 years looking for answers. Most dismissed us thinking that her psychiatric symptoms (primarily anxiety) were the cause and that we as parents were contributing to it by focusing on her symptoms. An MSLT 1 year ago finally gave us a diagnosis of IH. And this presentation was extremely helpful in solidifying what our family has thought the past 8 years. That her autonomic complaints and sleepiness were all connected to the same, undefined cause. Short of a cure, this is what I have been looking for the past 8 years. A sincere "Thank You" to Dr. Hammond. This has so helped my daughter and family. I am so grateful.

[@TamarKim]

I'm 33 and was diagnosed with IH at 16. For anyone else struggling with this, I actually was very surpised how much nutrition helped my daytime sleepiness. I was taking modafinil every work day and really struggling with energies. I then started take nutrition supplements and my daytime tiredness pretty much went away. I only take modafinil now if I didn't get enough sleep and need some support getting through the workday without falling asleep (so pretty much once a month or so). I still really struggle with sleep drunkenness though so still looking for solutions for that, if anyone has any!

[@buffienguyen]

oh boy seems like i need to bring this up with my doctor

[@cathycorrea3149]

The difficulty in waking up affects my entire life, how I would like to solve that, with the rest of the difficulties I have learned to live. It affects my daughter's life and well-being too much. It makes working options very difficult.

[@meman6964]

Only 69 views!! I've been sleeping, maybe you are too . Sure hope this talk gives me hope.

[@meman6964]

Food sensitivity,full immune response to ca0isien, gluten, peanut.. syarted as Mono in college 1972!!! Really accelerated since 2000, have no friends no life now. So grateful husband retired at 55 yrs old and I stopped working then too. I'd be living in my car if I had to earny daily bread. Modafinil doesn't work anymore, i can sleep right through Rx pill