Dawn: Your situation is very similar to mine. Anxiety, depression and insomnia starting about a year ago. I took trazadone for awhile, and it worked well, but it lost some of its effectiveness after about a month. Switched mirtazapine, which helped me sleep, but didn't feel more rested, and weight ...

Dawn, Like the others have said, that's not nearly enough sleep to help you restore or improve your cognitive functions. You're not getting your sleep debt paid off or maintaining any kind of sufficient sleep quantity or quality. In my opinion and speaking from my experience, at least seven hours i...

Hi MzDawn. Is there a possibility you could ask your doctor to order a 1 or 2 week trial on a fully data capable auto machine to see if the data reveals any issues that need resolution? On which end of the night is your lack of more sleep - do you have trouble getting to sleep or waking up too soon...

49er wrote:She mentioned in her first post that she has the ResMed Airsense10 CPAP. Of course she can clarify.

49er

Yes, I have the standard CPAP version.

You have come to the right place. There is help here. I think you should work on improving your sleep and sleeping longer. Before CPAP I only slept 5-6 hours a night and thought that that was all I needed. Now since working on my sleep hygiene I sleep 9.5 hours on a good night. Boy was I wrong thin...

If she has an AS10 Elite, she needs to download Sleepyhead and look at the event record. If the machine is the "CPAP", a FULL DATA machine is indicated. So many things can interfere with sleep- meds, caffeine, stress, exposure to toxins-- all in addition to the things doctors look at. Thanks for re...

I get ahi levels of anywhere from 0-0.5 being the highest. My leak rate varies from 14-17 lmp. I thought the plain AirSense 10 CPAP machine didn't have leak data....I knew it had generic AHI data. I use my machine every night when I sleep (3-5 hours). Not enough hours of sleep even if it is rock so...

While it's criminal to not have a fully data capable CPAP machine, since the cost is minimal, your good AHI numbers are indicating it's working to some extent. Why are you only getting 3-5 hours of sleep? Do you have your results from your sleep study? What was your AHI ? One thing to try would be ...

Christine L wrote:

mzdawn74 wrote: I sleep (3-5 hours)

Honey, you just aren't getting enough sleep for any mammal. That will drive your brain off the edge.

Thanks for replying. I totally agree.

Thanks,
Dawn

Hi Dawn, My first comment is be very sure before going the antidepressant route. My wife had clonazepam prescribed on the basis that "if it cures it, you have anxiety.....if not we'll keep looking" When she finally decided they weren't helping, she spend the days from 8 weeks huddled under a blanke...

While it's criminal to not have a fully data capable CPAP machine, since the cost is minimal, your good AHI numbers are indicating it's working to some extent. Why are you only getting 3-5 hours of sleep? Do you have your results from your sleep study? What was your AHI? One thing to try would be a...

Dawn, Another question. Why are you going back on antidepressants? Not asking to be critical but concerned because it seems to me the depression is from not sleeping and your concerns about your cognitive function deteriorating. 'It just seems like a bandaid solution to me but obviously I am not in...

Even awesome sleep at only 3-5 hours per night is NOT enough. Exactly and without a data capable machine to analyze the data which according to you, your neurologist refused to provide a prescription for, he is shooting in the dark. Let me clarify. I have had nights where my AHI looked great but th...

Is that 3 to 5 hours that you sleep? Or 3 to 5 hour that you use the machine per night? Hello, Thanks for responding to my post. That is 3-5 hours total sleep. I stay in bed for over 9 hours trying to get more sleep, but I toss and turn with frequent wakings, and unable to get any sound sleep. Whic...

Even awesome sleep at only 3-5 hours per night is NOT enough. Thank you for replying. I totally agree, but the medications I have been given either do not help me sleep or they give me unbearable side effects the next day. I'm not sure how else to get more sleep. My doctor tells me until I get my a...