any help please

I hope I have problems here you can relate to, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and immediately got a new respironics m series automatic machine, I used it for 6 months everynight and have now 6 mask, the thing is I FEEL NOTHING FROM IT, still fatigued, stomach distention upon waking, eyes swelled and tearing,legs still swelled with pitted edema x3, anyone here been there, and WHY ME, I hear others so benefit from the machines and me NADA!

daddycoop wrote:I hope I have problems here you can relate to, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and immediately got a new respironics m series automatic machine, I used it for 6 months everynight and have now 6 mask, the thing is I FEEL NOTHING FROM IT, still fatigued, stomach distention upon waking, eyes swelled and tearing,legs still swelled with pitted edema x3, anyone here been there, and WHY ME, I hear others so benefit from the machines and me NADA!

What kind of mask did you settle on? If you register and fill out your equipment list it helps others help you.

I bet if you dig in and learn about your therapy, while you might not feel a bunch better, you'll know you're benefiting from it. Some folks take a long time, perhaps over a year, to satisfy that sleep debt that they have accumulated over many years. But let's say you had a 40 AHI and with treatment you're around 2 AHI, you might not be getting the "feel good" that you were hoping for, but there is no denying that your heart has benefited.

Click on "my wisdom" on the light bulb at the top and start perusing some of the things that might help you benefit. For one, you can learn how to turn on some displays for your machine that will give you an idea of leak rates and AHI so we can see if you're getting good therapy. Right now I'm just guessing blind here. I can tell you you have a very good CPAP machine.

Do you have software?

Your treatment may not be effective if you leak pressure or if your pressure is incorrectly set ... software helps your determine issues with your treatment.

Are you using your pap on straight c-pap or on auto? I started on straight c-pap at my titrated pressure of 14, and felt like poo! I was switched to an auto and find that I average 11.5. I do much better on an auto, and I felt the difference the first night. (just remember that if you are using an auto set it for close to your titrated pressure and not the 4-20 range)

Best of luck.

What pressure(s) are you using? What humidification? What mask?

We can help. We just need more info from you.

Hugs,
Barbara