Too much pressure?

Since I lost weight, my AHI has been consistently below 1. However, in contrast to the way it was previously, I find the pressure to be uncomfortable upon awakening. Before this I would wake up and just leave the mask on for a while; it was pleasant. Now its uncomfortable. This makes me wonder if I am not getting quality sleep because the pressure is too high. My CAs are now higher than my OAs.

Am I on the right track here? I still feel unrefreshed to varying degrees.

Then try it a bit lower and see...

Noctuary wrote:Since I lost weight, my AHI has been consistently below 1. However, in contrast to the way it was previously, I find the pressure to be uncomfortable upon awakening. Before this I would wake up and just leave the mask on for a while; it was pleasant. Now its uncomfortable. This makes me wonder if I am not getting quality sleep because the pressure is too high. My CAs are now higher than my OAs.

Am I on the right track here? I still feel unrefreshed to varying degrees.

If your AHI is below 1 your CAs are insignificant. I don't think lowering the pressure will make any difference, but as Julie said...you have nothing to lose by trying.

Okay, thanks. I slept almost nine hours last night but feel unrefreshed today.

There are other things that can make you tired that are not related to OSA. If you are in the ones and you are sleeping 9 hours you need to find other causes.

I lowered the pressue and woke up after 4 hours of sleep. Another long, miserable day ahead.

Have you ever researched 'Melancholia'?

Noctuary,

So people don't have to search through your posts, it might be helpful to list your history and what you have tried in an attempt to solve your problems regarding getting unrefreshing sleep with the pap therapy. Just a suggestion that might help forum members better respond in this thread.

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Julie wrote:Have you ever researched 'Melancholia'?

Yes, and I think I would have a remarkable recovery from it if I could just sleep. Remarkable.

Has it occurred to you that it may be causing your sleep problems rather than the other way around?

I just did the math; around 500 days now with poor to awful sleep. I may have two days a month where I just feel tired; those are my good days. A lady I met told me she's been using a cpap for 10 years and still feels exhausted. I think for some people the therapy either doesn't work at all or simply has moderate results. The "hang it there, it's worth it!" mantra doesn't apply to everyone.

My question mainly to myself is what to do? When I see day rolling after day of feeling awful, having to face the world with a crushing fatigue, I feel overwhelmed with despair. Its a chronic illness, like many others. Psychology won't fix it; its a physiological problem. CPAP has helped, but it is limited. I won't be posting in the miracles thread.

Julie wrote:Don't EVER delete one of my notes again! I WILL let Carolyn know if you do.

I deleted MY note; I thought I came across as rude.

Well... it might just be possible that I deleted my own response to yours before you saw it ( ). Just frustrated with the thing because you seem to not want to acknowledge the possibility of an organic brain problem affecting your sleep. And until you do, and get it checked into - the answer could be negative and point only to a physical problem - you'll just keep going on complaining of lack of rest but unwilling to question that possibility.

Unless you have (can't remember all your story), with pros involved who've (now) definitely signed off that's it not a psych. thing, or that it's definitely only a 'sleep' thing. I certainly don't know, but have gone by the tone of all your postings on this.

I might be a little nutso lately with all of E's stuff - taking it out on others.

I looked up melancholia; it seems like its a psych problem rather than organic brain problem. Unless I missed something.

I'm just so sick of this. Goddamn job just posted f-ing overtime again, so I won't be home until after 2 AM. As bad as I sleep on a regular schedule, I sleep worse on overtime.

I shouldn't have necessarily called it organic... but it is well known that psychological problems can definitely impact you physically, in very real ways, and depression, chronic or not, certainly does. With you it may be a chicken/egg problem, but if your doctors haven't found an answer (can't remember at all now - it's been quite a while - who you've seen apart from sleep docs) I'm not sure what to say... have you given psychology/psychiatry a fair chance at making you feel better? That's not to say you don't have some component of apnea, but if you felt much better otherwise, it might not be having the huge impact it is now.

What happens if you refuse overtime btw?