by gasp on Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:28 pm

On a more serious note, speak to your doctor about the antidepressant you're using to see if it has a side effect that would present your symptom(s). While I was a bit on the humorous side with my last post, there is an element of truth to it as when I began to become more alert (after APAP), it was then that I noticed many things that had gone under the radar during the time was was like the walking dead.

deepurpleprincess wrote:I was hoping since I started cpap that without the brain fog I would be able to function better. I can to a point. My memory is so bad sometimes that I literaly stand there scratching my head trying to figure out what the heck I was going to do or say. I mean it's getting pretty bad. Maybe it's the lack of oxygen for all those years and the fact that I have been on antidepressents for so long. I am only 28 I souldn't have this bad of a memory! I guess it's either that or suffocate at night while I sleep. It's just weird that memory is now starting to go and not before treatment.

deepurpleprincess wrote:I was hoping since I started cpap that without the brain fog I would be able to function better. I can to a point. My memory is so bad sometimes that I literaly stand there scratching my head trying to figure out what the heck I was going to do or say. I mean it's getting pretty bad. Maybe it's the lack of oxygen for all those years and the fact that I have been on antidepressents for so long. I am only 28 I souldn't have this bad of a memory! I guess it's either that or suffocate at night while I sleep. It's just weird that memory is now starting to go and not before treatment.

Guest wrote:May I suggest looking into the Pillar Method? I was in and out in 10 minutes....check on a doctor with a good record. Pricey but worth every penny not to sleep with a machine. I'm sure the medical profession will hate me but why do they allow a machine and not this procedure? It will take a couple months for the total healing but I talked with a lot of people who had it done with great success. 3 little rods in the soft palate.....10 minutes.....

echo wrote:

deepurpleprincess wrote:My mom says I worry to much and that my treatment is fine because I don't snore anymore. She says I just don't exercise enough.

Not to diss your mom, but you are right to listen to your own body. My family came up with all sorts of reasons why I wasn't sleeping well - including the fact that I was just lazy and not disciplined enough to wake up with the alarm clock in the mornings! So say "thank you" to her and keep searching. You should NOT stop until you have solved the problem. You know yourself best, not even your mother knows your body better than you. I know it's hard, because they mean well - but in the end it's YOUR body and YOUR health.

deepurpleprincess wrote:My insurance won 't pay for a data capable machine or a sleep study and I have upped the pressure from 11 to 15 on my own and don't feel comfartable raising it anymore on my own. I am at a lose on what to do now.

It's possible that at the higher pressure you are getting more central apnea's, and they're making you feel worse. I found out that I'm better off having a few normal apnea's and hypopnea's than the same number of central's, but of course that's only anecdotal so that may mean nothing for you. I recently also found out that a 0.5 point change made a big difference for me - 10.0 wasn't high enough to stop events, and 11 was too high because I was getting apnea's. None of that even matters if you're leaking during the night.

Until you get a data capable machine, you will be flying blind, as others have said. You need to know two things: are you leaking, and what is your AHI (including apnea's, hypopnea's, and central's) ?

deepurpleprincess wrote:My insurance won 't pay for a data capable machine or a sleep study and I have upped the pressure from 11 to 15 on my own and don't feel comfartable raising it anymore on my own.

I"m a bit confused - if your insurance won't pay for a sleep study - did you actually get one done? Why won't they pay for the sleep study? What insurance do you have? How did you get your current machine? Do you have enough money to buy online (you still need a script but a GP can provide that) ?

The P&B 420SP is a data capable CPAP machine for only $548, including software and HH and everything! Link to 420SP on cpap.com

Then there's the P&B 420E APAP for $639 for the entire bundle including software Link to 420E on cpap.com

Good luck, we know this is not an easy process!

[quote="echo"][quote="deepurpleprincess"][color=purple]My mom says I worry to much and that my treatment is fine because I don't snore anymore. She says I just don't exercise enough. [/color][/quote]
Not to diss your mom, but you are right to listen to your own body. My family came up with all sorts of reasons why I wasn't sleeping well - including the fact that I was just lazy and not disciplined enough to wake up with the alarm clock in the mornings! So say "thank you" to her and keep searching. You should NOT stop until you have solved the problem. You know yourself best, not even your mother knows your body better than you. I know it's hard, because they mean well - but in the end it's YOUR body and YOUR health.


[quote="deepurpleprincess"][color=purple]My insurance won 't pay for a data capable machine or a sleep study and I have upped the pressure from 11 to 15 on my own and don't feel comfartable raising it anymore on my own. I am at a lose on what to do now.[/color][/quote]
It's possible that at the higher pressure you are getting more central apnea's, and they're making you feel worse. I found out that I'm better off having a few normal apnea's and hypopnea's than the same number of central's, but of course that's only anecdotal so that may mean nothing for you. I recently also found out that a 0.5 point change made a big difference for me - 10.0 wasn't high enough to stop events, and 11 was too high because I was getting apnea's. None of that even matters if you're leaking during the night.

Until you get a data capable machine, you will be flying blind, as others have said. You need to know two things: are you leaking, and what is your AHI (including apnea's, hypopnea's, and central's) ?

[quote="deepurpleprincess"][color=purple]My insurance won 't pay for a data capable machine or a sleep study and I have upped the pressure from 11 to 15 on my own and don't feel comfartable raising it anymore on my own. [/color][/quote]

I"m a bit confused - if your insurance won't pay for a sleep study - did you actually get one done? Why won't they pay for the sleep study? What insurance do you have? How did you get your current machine? Do you have enough money to buy online (you still need a script but a GP can provide that) ?

The P&B 420SP is a data capable CPAP machine for only $548, including software and HH and everything! [url=http://www.cpap.com/productpage-bundle/420SP-CPAP-H2o-Heated-Humidifier-Silverlining-Software-Bundle.html"][b]Link to 420SP on cpap.com[/b][/url]

Then there's the P&B 420E APAP for $639 for the entire bundle including software [url=http://www.cpap.com/productpage-bundle/420E-CPAP-H2o-Heated-Humidifier-Silverlining-Software-Bundle.html][b]Link to 420E on cpap.com[/b][/url]

Good luck, we know this is not an easy process!