psychiatrist Psychiatrists need to have drilled into their brains the knowledge that untreated sleep apnea can destroy mental health, and that the prevalence in the population is high. The prevalence among people who show up at psychiatrits' doors is even higher. No psych drug should ever be prescr...

I was very hesitant to take ANOTHER medication but to your point, Trazadone seems to be different. It has helped tremendously in a very short period of time. Thank you for the support

I was on trazadone for many years. I like that it is an antidepressant w/sedating effects. It is an old 'work horse' without all the bells and whistles that the newer drugs that have lots of advertising money to spend. Also, it is not addicting. Glad to hear this helped so much. And no, I'm not a sa...

I just wanted to post an update on my increased anxiety and depression when i started CPAP therapy. I had an appointment with my psychiatrist. She told me she was not an expert in CPAP therapy but she would look into my new symptoms vis-à-vis CPAP therapy. ...

2 mg of Rexulti, 100mg of Zoloft and 40 mg of Viibryd Zoloft and Viibryd are well known to cause sleep problems. You started taking all three of those drugs while you were undiagnosed/untreated for sleep apnea. The symptoms that cause you to start taking them could have merely been symptoms of untr...

Significant changes in sleep patterns can at times be a good reason to take a fresh look at all forms of med dosing--of course doing so at the right pace in cooperation with, and taking full advantage of, the assistance from one's medical team, not simply on one's own. But you know that. I'm just st...

Jeff, thank you very much for the detailed post. What you are saying makes sense to me because I was doing very well prior to CPAP therapy and then out of the blue, my symptoms reappeared. I have just only now have become accustomed to wearing the mask every night, so quitting now would be nonsensic...

Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated because I am on the verge of discontinuing CPAP therapy. Basic advice: Make sure your life insurance premiums are paid before you go back to an AHI of 57 and give up on an AHI of 3. Which medications, dosages, and timings do you use? Do you practi...

Here is but one take (mine) on that fairly commonly reported phenomenon: With that high of an AHI, your body may in the past have been manufacturing a lot of "extra" hormones to have on hand to jar you awake all night whenever you stopped breathing. Once the airway is being effectively kept open all...

Hello, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and my AHI was 57. I have been using the CPAP machine for 24 days straight. I am Now averaging an AHI under 3.0. I feel more energetic however, my daytime anxiety has ramped up significantly and my OCD is almost uncontrollable. Everything was fine prior to CPA...

... health counseling. None of it worked, so he quit. About a year later, a smarter doctor sent him for a sleep study. He started using CPAP and his "depression" was gone. In a private message, he told me by PM that he called his counselor to tell him about his sleep apnea. The counselor said, "Well, ...

... meds..... Zoloft will stay in your system for up to a week. How long does it take Zoloft to wear off? Zoloft® is an antidepressant used to treat depression and other mood and anxiety disorders. The average half-life of Zoloft® is 24-26 hours, and it can stay in your system for 5-7 days. Zoloft® ...

I wonder why I sleep so bad. Maybe it is not apnea but depression after all ??? Or Sertraline side effet... YA THINK!!??? usually it's the other way around, poor sleep causes depression like symptoms. Also, the stress will lower the arousal threshold ...

I wonder why I sleep so bad. Maybe it is not apnea but depression after all ??? Or Sertraline side effet... YA THINK!!??? usually it's the other way around, poor sleep causes depression like symptoms. Also, the stress will lower the arousal threshold ...

I wonder why I sleep so bad. Maybe it is not apnea but depression after all ??? Or Sertraline side effet... YA THINK!!??? usually it's the other way around, poor sleep causes depression like symptoms. Also, the stress will lower the arousal threshold ...