I have been using the cpap for one week. I may have suffered from the effects of sleep apnea for most of my life (I am 52). Im told that I have moderate sleep apnea.
Some of the posts suggest that feeling better/recovering from the effects of apnea can take weeks, months or even years — depending on how long a person has suffered from apnea.
I would like to know why it should take so long to recover? What specific physiological changes require that it take years?
I hate to think that I will be in my 90s before I feel completely better.
Can someone direct me to some literature/research findings on this question?
Thanks.
Recovery rate?
Years? No. If you don't start feeling better in 30 days, check back with your doctor. Continue checking with your doctor till you feel better. Remember also, that apnea is not the only possible problem. Restless leg syndrome, where the legs jerk every few seconds or minutes, will cause arousals same as the apneas. If your sheets/comfortor are all in disarray when you wake up, that's a sure fire sign you have RLS's.
Peter
Peter
Don't expect changes to occur quickly.
Like weight loss, I believe that the changes come gradually. As no one would expect to wake up with a body like Jessica Simpson (if you're female) or Tom Cruise (if you're male) after just one day or week of eating right and exercising, no one should expect miracle energy after one night or one week of cpap'ing. Like eating right and losing weight, sleeping right and gaining energy takes time...and a life-long committment if you want to stay that way. And like losing weight, look for the small victories along the bigger journey (one poster reported that after months, he can now read a book without falling asleep in the first paragraph).
Hang in there. If you do, you will see improvement in your life. Just give it some time.
Hang in there. If you do, you will see improvement in your life. Just give it some time.