Anyone have Sleep Apnea?
Last week, the doctors found out that I have sleep apnea. They ordered a CPAP machine for me and I have been using it now for four nights. It seems to help me sleep longer, and my headaches went away. I must be sleeping better, but I still feel a little tired during the day. Does it take time to feel better? Or could it be that I am not getting enough pressure. Thank you for your answer.
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Generally the benefits are immediate. You will notice a great improvement, as you did. But over time you will also notice incremental improvments too. This is simply because your body has a chance to heal itself properly now as oppsed to before the CPAP.
Now that being said, don’t forget that the sleep apnea was only one cause of problems sleeping. You will still have dreams, nightmares, stress from the day, external disturbances to your restful sleep, etc.I wish you the best and God bless.
I use one also. You ‘ll get more used to it when you use it for a while
Yes, it takes about a month for most people. In addition to the apnea, you may have adrenal fatigue. When you can’t sleep well for long periods of time,it causes your body a great deal of stress. The stress wears down the adrenal glands and you feel tired in the mornings, even after getting a full night’s sleep.
yes, it takes a while to get to be" normal" Some people say you need to pay back some sleep debt. If you still are feeling tired in a month or so. THey may try an autopap to see what pressure you need. REmember the night in the lab is not normal for you, strange bed, pillow, wires, etc. So some DME routinely give you an autopap for a week to see what you do at home. Not all do.
Best wishes.