Recovering from Sleep Apnea/ Sleep Hygiene/ Willpower / Habi

I have a question for those of you who have made strides in recovering from Sleep Apnea/ fatigue?

To what degree did you find that as your tiredness started to abate you still had to fight old habits.

I feel a bit better the past few days but still have an overwhelming urge to nap, not so much b/c I am exhausted before but more b/c it is comforting and my motivation is low.

I managed to clean the kitchen, do a couple loads of laundry and put away the Christmas decorations today. Could have done a lot more (skipped my personal training session at the Gym) but for some reason didn't. I read somewhere that you have to meet your energy "half-way" (i.e. make some effort before it kicks in). Do you guys resist the urge to nap? How important is sleep hygiene been in your trxt? Anyone else any experience with this. I just feel like I only work and sleep. Tired of not having a life but still tired.

Find a partner or mentor to do the gym with you . I f you dont go you will be hurting someone else . We tend to get things done when it involves others being let down. Make a list of things to do . As you do them check them off. You'll be surprised how much you really do. Then you can feel better about yourself . Make a schedule and stick to it. Budget your time as you do your money. Do things that are fun . Not just work. Sell your T.V. (or at least cancel your cable tv) You'll get alot more done around the house without the distraction. Who needs 100 channels anyway.

Cheers,

Chris

Sleep hygiene is critical.

Also, I try my best to resist the urge to nap during lunch time. When it's freezing cold outside, it's harder to sleep in my car so that helps avoid the temptation.

I do know that the days I resist the urge and instead go for a 45 minute brisk walk, I feel better afterwards. Ironically, exercise helps get rid of the fatigue. (I normally will sleep a bit better too.) I have to force myself to do it, and it's not easy.

Sometimes, I just can't keep my eyes open and the brain starts having micro-sleeps. When that happens, I'll usually pass out in the car (not driving of course), for 10 minutes or so.

That helps during the rest of the afternoon.

I think I'll go for a walk now...or will I ?

Thanks Hugh...If you don't have an excuse for not walking outside in Montreal than neither do I!

How about the rest of my question...do you find that you have to force yourself to fight intertia during the day or is this something that came naturally with trxt?

Let's just say that as a walking zombie, I have to force myself to do anything. The picture of Homer Simpson on the couch is me (less the beer on my stomach !)

I'm still waiting for the trxt to work. (I'm a newbie +/- 5 weeks).

Not wanting to sound like a broken record, I don't think CPAP is the magic bullet to solve all my fatigue problems. However, since I know from my sleep test that I have breathing problems, I plan on sticking with the treatment.

I'll eliminate one problem at a time....

On the positive side, I do notice that even though I still wake up 4-5 times a night, I fall back asleep within minutes whereas before treatment I could take over a half hour to dose off again. This is probably because I'm not being pumped with adrenaline all night long. Also, I used to visit the loo everytime I woke up, now I go only once. (It's interesting that because of the lack of oxygen while we sleep, our heart (yes our heart) releases a specific hormone that tells the body to eliminate sodium and water in response to the stress. That's why people with apnea have to go the bathroom so much during the night..)

Last night I wasn't that tired when I went to bed, but it felt like I fell asleep as soon as I hit the sheets.

I believe CPAP is the reason for these positive changes.

Regards.