I have a CPAP machine and don’t use it cause I’m still tired after using it. It seems like I’m always making dumb mistakes on the job, I’m always feeling moody, I have no energy most of the time.

I get up at 3:30 on the weekdays and about 6 or 7 on the weekends. When I get enough sleep on the weekend I feel better, but then come Sunday night I toss and turn, sometimes the family keeps me awake when trying to sleep. I try to go to sleep around 8:30 at night but sometimes can’t.

I’ve also lived with depression most of my life and take anti depressants for about 5 years now. I’m really tired of this lifestyle and really want answers. Does anyone have this problem or know of anyone that does and is a constant struggle? Could I get disabiliy for this? Is there a doctor in the house? LOL.

Does anyone know about this? How are you diagnosed and what treatment is there?

Ive recently started having fatigue, high blood pressure, dizzy spells, waking up to throw up from a dead sleep, nausea spells during the day, lump in my throat near my thyroid(thryoid test came out ok), night sweats, waking up in the night with low grade fevers (94 degree), and I know I do suffer from sleep apnea sometimes. What could it be? Im 23 female thin.

hi yahoo answers how should parents take care of the children and tell me in general…

Well, anyways my doctor has me on a oxygen macine with the nose cannulla, and sleep with it at night, the first night I did the oxymonitor test which checks my blood oxygen levels with the machine on and they got down to 53. Well she is going to have me do the oxymonitor test again tonight without the machine, and see how low my levels get to. Does anyone know what other tests she will do from there if my levels are way off again? I believe she will probably have another sleep study done because the last one I had from a previous doctor who did nothing, that’s why I changed, so I’m thinking she might have her own done, but what would she after this? What could possible be wrong with me if my levels are this low at night, they are fine during the day, just when I sleep. Please give me suggestions on what you think.

Whats the recovery time and will there be scars like in my nose?

I have tried using a CPAP machine on him, but when i wake up he is always just chewing on the mask. i tried adding paper to the sides to make it more for a snout and not for a nose. How can i get him to understand this is best for him and not a really expensive chew toy. also he snores and I have considered putting him down if he snores again. Thank you.

so from time to time i get this pressure in my head or tightness or something,and i get dizzy, unbalanced, and feel weird. it also causes stabbing pain that is not severe but mild and goes away then it comes back, and sometimes i get headaches that last 5-15 minutes or 5-10. like at 4 in the morning i wake up and have a bad headache but then it goes away and i go to sleep 2 min later, and i wake up feeling tired, but no headache. i sometimes feel vertigo, lightheaded, dizzy, and shaky but shaking very little and its my fingers and arms. i get bone pain from time to time and sometimes feel stiff and feeling paralyzed but when i hit, scratch myself i can feel it and i can also move. when i breath i hear a whistling sound high pitched and usually when i get bad i get shortened of breath too. my face hurts to but not bad and i get stiff in my jaw and hurts. oh and my forehead hurts to but goes away like a second later. my neck feels stiff to and it hurts there to but it goes away maybe an hour later with all the other things my head. i watch a lot of tv and use computer really close. i sometimes get caught up on my speech and i forget recent things but not severely. i think i have sleep apnea, but not so sure because my mom said i would gasp for air
when i was yoounger but now in the past week i haven’t experienced it, or my moms.i am also under a lot of stress lately thinking about what’s wrong with me and if i might die. i recently stopped working out and exercising like a month ago, playing football and before that track and field. really heavy stuff.REALLY SORRY ABOUT ALL OF THIS BUT NEED TO KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING. AND I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO DOCTOR. SAID IT WAS NOTHING BUT I THINK IT’ S SOMETHING. ANSER PLEASE
i’m 15. 5"10. and 210 lbs
i’m 15. 5"10. and 210 lbs. oh and do i have sinus problems cause i ;m getting pain in face like jaw,right, andeyes, and forehead

I have a CPA because I have Central sleep apnea. For some reason unknown I just stop breathing while I am sleeping.
I am take Lexapro before I go to bed. I was taking it in the morning but I was so sleepy during the day so I started taking it at night.
I use a CPAP MACHINE sorry

When I sent in my application for my health insurance, I forgot to note that I have obstructive sleep apnea. Stupid mistake, but I hadn’t had insurance since I was 20 years old and paid of my OSA treatments out of pocket nearly two years ago. I had an expensive hospital bill in September for a completely unrelated illness. When my insurer pulled my medical history, they saw the OSA and sent a letter with reimbursement for premiums and said that my coverage was null and void. I feel that they should cover the bill since the illness was unrelated.
Also, I’ve began working for a company that offers group insurance through the same insurer that rescinded my policy! I didn’t even have a lapse of coverage. I didn’t purposefully omit the OSA.

My husbands brother has "LVH" and had a heart attack at the age of 17..still living (thank goodness), but his dr. has told him he has the heart of an 80 yr old. He is 35. My husband was dx with HBP yesterday, 142/100, and put on bp med. He has been complaining of not feeling good, tired, sleeping, irritable, shortness of breath, sweating (excessively), right chest area and arm hurting (says it feels as if his joints are hurting), etc. Yesterday he had alot of fluid build up, his face was swollen and almost had a gray color to his skin. That is what led to the dr. visit. His blood wk came back today normal. He has recently been dx with "sleep apnea" (his brother has that too).
He has been on a variety of meds–paxil, paxil xr, effexor and now cymbalta 60mg daily, for the past 6 years. Not really sure if he needs this med, but can not get off of. His md put him on adderall then ritalin, for being tired and sleepy. Anyone have any suggestions? Is it possible he may have "LVH"?

My father had a heart attack in feb due to complete blockage of his left ventricle he had stint placed. He also has sleep apnea and on bypap at night also COPD and congestive heart failure he now has acute respiratory failure and on oxygen at home. The doctors said that if he has another epidsode with not getting enough o2 they will place a ventilator he is at maximum treatment for his problems. Is there anyone else out there that knows or has this many health problems and if so what is on the road ahead of him so I can somewhat prepare. And is there any breakthrough treatments that anyone has read or heard about that may help him he is now a non-smoker has not smoked since feb,HIs last hospital stay he was in ICU his o2 level dropped to 38% so they put on bypap set at 40%. He is home now on nasal canula. along with many many medications he is only 56.Help I dont wanna lose my daddy
Question is stated above asking if there are any breakthrough things that have just came out and if anyone else had this or know someone with it. And what can I expect

I had a sleep study done this weekend. I thought I would sleep well but I didn’t. I think I got about 2 hrs worth of sleep total (no clocks in the room).
Most of the time I laid there pretending to be asleep in hopes of falling asleep.

1. Did I get a sufficient amt of sleep for the test?
2. Can they tell when I was actually asleep v. attempting to go to sleep?
3. How does scoring work?

Any links would be great.
I’m having a hard time finding forums online or even websites that aren’t from sleep study clinics…

Thanks!

Well, anyways my doctor has me on a oxygen macine with the nose cannulla, and sleep with it at night, the first night I did the oxymonitor test which checks my blood oxygen levels with the machine on and they got down to 53. Well she is going to have me do the oxymonitor test again tonight without the machine, and see how low my levels get to. Does anyone know what other tests she will do from there if my levels are way off again? I believe she will probably have another sleep study done because the last one I had from a previous doctor who did nothing, that’s why I changed, so I’m thinking she might have her own done, but what would she after this? What could possible be wrong with me if my levels are this low at night, they are fine during the day, just when I sleep. Please give me suggestions on what you think.

I have the AutoPAP which I will use forever as I’ve been told. I also have high blood pressure which requires medication and is not within the ranges in AR 40-501. Am I going to be taken off scholarship?

It’s like sometimes my dreams become intertwine with real life. To the point that I can’t tell what’s real or not.
My dreams are sometimes vivid and seem like real life … I don’t think it’s mental.