I'm in my 24th year of captivity. I had DBS a year ago October. Before I had a terrible time going to sleep. Most of it was due to pain. My hands would hurt so much that I had to put ice cubes in them. My legs would cramp and I put a heating pad on them. I had an aid stay with me all night every night to do this. Post DBS the pain in my hands went away totally and my leg pain did also. About five months ago the leg pain started to come back but I up my voltage one click and it went away somewhat. DBS wasn't supposed to do this but I'm glad it did.. I do have to take a xanax, half a benedryl and a melatonin to get to sleep now because I took it then and I can't stay asleep without them. I can get four to seven hours a night but I'm always tired.