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by sharon1965
Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:44 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: anyone medicated for fibromyalgia?
Replies: 18
Views: 2029

Re: OT: anyone medicated for fibromyalgia?

what is it that neurontin is supposed to do? i could have sworn the dr. said that neurontin and lyrica are the same thing, just that the company who made neurontin had their patent run out so it's not advertised like lyrica is..then again, we talked for a really long time, i could have mixed that up...
by sharon1965
Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: anyone medicated for fibromyalgia?
Replies: 18
Views: 2029

Re: OT: anyone medicated for fibromyalgia?

Sharon, I do not have fibromyalgia, but my sleep doctor (neurologist specializing in sleep disorders) has been prescribing Lyrica to help people with sleep disorders achieve deeper sleep. He prescribed it to me for my insomnia problems. I ramped up to 150 mg and began experiencing some brain fog in...
by sharon1965
Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: anyone medicated for fibromyalgia?
Replies: 18
Views: 2029

Re: OT: anyone medicated for fibromyalgia?

[quote="Snoredog"]I'd go get a massage and see how painful it is

i do go for regular massage therapy, and let me tell you, it is excruciating
by sharon1965
Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: anyone medicated for fibromyalgia?
Replies: 18
Views: 2029

Re: OT: anyone medicated for fibromyalgia?

hi guys thanks for the responses as i mentioned, i was originally diagnosed 13 years ago, and have already gone through the arthritis society self management course and have tried many, many different things to manage my condition once i received my OSA dx, i was hopeful that my pain and fatigue was...
by sharon1965
Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Five months in and not getting anywhere
Replies: 20
Views: 3342

Re: Five months in and not getting anywhere

chipbutty!!! thanks for the sannie...i miss eating those lovely things, though i admit on occasion i have them at mom's ! my plmd was dx'd at my sleep study...i have a leg movement that happens continuously through the night, about every 17 to 30 seconds, which they figured causes arousals about 1/4...
by sharon1965
Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Five months in and not getting anywhere
Replies: 20
Views: 3342

Re: Five months in and not getting anywhere

chipbutty i feel for you i second ozij's suggestion that there may be underlying issues such as plmd or another sleep disorder (i, myself, being the overachiever that i am, have 3 separate sleep disorders ); i didn't begin medicating for severe PLMD till i had been on cpap for about 5 months; i also...
by sharon1965
Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: anyone medicated for fibromyalgia?
Replies: 18
Views: 2029

OT: anyone medicated for fibromyalgia?

i was Dx'd with FMS 13 years ago, but had been reading up on it and found that if it had been a long time since Dx, it would be wise to have the Dx confirmed, in case there was something else going on...so yesterday i finally had an appointment with a fibromyalgia clinic 2 hours from home that i had...
by sharon1965
Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Reason to believe
Replies: 17
Views: 2404

carbonman
what an awesome post
inspires me to push myself to get back to all the activities i've missed the last few years due to crushing fatigue
will i do it? dunno
but i'm inspired!
by sharon1965
Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: are we all overweight here?
Replies: 32
Views: 2691

i was low to normal weight my whole life, even through both pregnancies where i gained only 20lbs and 17 lbs respectively......i eat a very healthy diet and was very active until i crashed about 3 years ago when i started to sleep around the clock and was too exhausted to do any of my normal activit...
by sharon1965
Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Blue painter's tape works great
Replies: 26
Views: 5684

hawthorne the one i have is #2090, but they had that and the #2080 at the store i just happened to have the 2090 hangin around don't know yet if it'll work for me...last night i got all ready (and i'm sure most cpap-ers know what that means) and was already in bed masked up and snuggled down when i ...
by sharon1965
Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Blue painter's tape works great
Replies: 26
Views: 5684

yup
just got back from crappy tire
they have both the delicate surface and the multisurface


gerald,
i don't have any rainout issues; i use a fleece hose cover, route the hose overhead and only use my HH as a passover, but thanks for the tip, i'll keep it in mind if i ever have the problem

by sharon1965
Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:05 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Blue painter's tape works great
Replies: 26
Views: 5684

LOL hawthorne, the funny thing is i went looking in the garage where we keep all the paints and such because i needed to spray paint some patio furniture...it happened to be the one we had; then i had it sitting on the counter for 3 days waiting to go back to the garage when i read country 4 ever's ...
by sharon1965
Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Side Sleeping
Replies: 12
Views: 1555

according to my psg, my apneas are fairly consistent regardless of position or sleep stage my preference is to sleep on my back, which i trained myself to do because of severe hip pain, and at my chiro's suggestion but, my jaw consistently drops when i'm on my back, which i know because i inevitably...
by sharon1965
Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:08 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Blue painter's tape works great
Replies: 26
Views: 5684

mine is the scotch #2090, multisurface

i tried it , briefly, and it came off ok, but will it become more attached overnight?

btw, i have really oily skin, too, so is the 2090 what you mean by stronger?
by sharon1965
Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: could it be my mask
Replies: 25
Views: 3566

[quote="Blackneto"]well, lassoing the pillows as described above with dental floss worked. Almost. the pillows are still too small or shaped wrong. when my nostrils flare the seal gets broken at times. however I didn't have to fight it this time. the pillows stayed in place. So I ordered a Nasal Air...