I Have Sleep Apnea Stories of Experiences

I have had 4 sleep studies in a 5 year period. I have used a CPAP as best I could for a few months.  I didn't mind it but I kept taking it off in my sleep.  Then I realized.....about half the time I wake up in the night or in the...

I don't know what prompted him, but my shrink referred me for a sleep study last month. I got the results today.  I've got a moderate case.  They want to put me on CPAP.  I'm fed up with the way I've been feeling, so I'll try to get...

I've always been a tired person. On my own devices, I can sleep 14 hours all at once. College was a battle- I got mostly B's, a smattering of A's, and several C's when I knew I should be getting A's. My friends never understood why I...

Yes I was. I could feel the waves of sleepiness waving over me. As hard as I tried to fight it I would nod off every afternoon. I talked to my neurologist about it and he suggested it might be sleep apnea. After finding a sleep study...

hi, was diagnosed with severe sleep apneoa 6 months ago 49 apneos per hour lungs working 60 per cent... i am really struggling with the mask it feels like i have a brick strapped on my face... lots of fun eh.. i understand the health...

Hi everyone, for many many years now i had been falling asleep in work and almost anywhere, on a bus, train, at home, at the theatre etc, i have many medical problems which include familial adenomatous polyposis, partially sighted...

NO, Im not lazy,Yes,I got sleep..kinda! STOP Giving me vitamins.and remedies and different techniques, no i dont need a new mattress. I have SLEEP APNEA!!! I dont understand why people dont understand this!! Do i need to keep a packet...

I'm tired of being the circus freak.

Hello Everyone,So happy to have found this group.About 2 weeks ago I was diagnosed with Severe Sleep Apnea - 38 episodes per hr and o2 as low as 71%.  I am 37 yr old female.  I am 20lbs overweight. Neck measurement normal.  I only...

I've been "snoring" and loudly since I was a young (slender, btw,) woman. I didn't think much of it but it bothered my mate and family. First thing I tried were those NASAL STRIPS..OMGGGGGGGGGGG they were SO STICKY that it nearly pulled...

i was always so tired and felt like a big mack truck hit me... now i still feel this way yes i do have a machine but some hoe it find away gettting off middle of the night.

Hi im jenny just joined this site today i have sleep apnia diagnosed last week ive been using the machine its all very new to me. feeling very low im 36 and i feel like im destined to be alone forever i think whos going to want to sleep...

I found out a few years ago that I have sleep apnea. I was sooo tired all of the time, had weight I couldn't lose, couldn't remember things, etc. I got a CPAP, but after trying it a few times and finding it annoying, decided that I...

I have bipap sleep apnia and my insurance is no longer since last year and my gear is wearing out. I need full face mask and hose. My gear is wearing out and leaking. I'm grumpy as hell and can not find anyone who has a heart to help...

I have a CPAP machine but despite many attempts to find a good fit with a CPAP mask, I can't find one that fits my strange alien face. The Sleep Technician tried to modify the mask with two different sizes of nose pillows that simply...

I've been using a CPAP machine for a year and a half.  I used the sleep pillows with a Swift Light for Her, a Red chin strap and taped my lips shut with paper tape from the medical section of the drug store.  It gave me what I needed...

When I was in my 30s, I started gaining weight. I didn't get huge, but I put on enough extra padding to turn me into a high decibel snorer. At first, the most noticeable effect was the interruption to my wife's sleep pattern. The...

i was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2006. I  used the machine for a week and gave up. my dr put me on prozac and i was on it until June of this year.  no side effects but i am always tired . i can nap any time of the day ,anywhere i...

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea about 2 years ago. I was told it was mild, and in the sleep study it only showed when they forced me to sleep on my back. I am not a back sleeper. I was put on a trial for a CPAP machine. The local...

Who needs sleep, tell me what's that for...." Thus goes the chorus to one of my fave songs by The Barenaked Ladies. I gotta say this, sleep apnea s*cks (Thank god for CPAP tho). For the most part, I get enough sleep to get by on, and...