Sleepynomore, My doctor refuses to perscribe Ambien He had a patient who got hurt sleep walking evidently it was bad enough that he refuses to write scripts for that medicine. geoDoug, Thanks for all the tips, I do go to bed at the same time every night and do not have trouble getting to sleep. I do...

Ozij, I have both a straight Cpap and my auto pap. I use my cpap when I travel and my auto at home. There is no difference in my wake ups between the two machines. That said I have been considering going straight Cpap now that I have a good bit of data. I figure I will just switch to Apap when somet...

Snoredog. Thanks for the feedback. Actually I have tried Melatonin at 1.5 and 3units and it doesn't work for me. The sleep meds are only going to be for a short term as I do not like taking things such as this but need to relearn how to sleep. The hope is that the meds will help me stay asleep. I wi...

I had abdominal surgery a few years ago. It was before Cpap so i could not sleep on my back at all because I couldn't breathe. I was better in a half sitting position with a pillow under my knees to take the pressure off my spine. But they did let me sleep on my side the second day. It was not painf...

Well. I have been on Cpap since July and though the apnea is pretty much under control I'm still not sleeping. I tried two different doses of Trasadone, then a month of Roserum and now have been switched to Lunesta. I took it for the first time last night and it did seem to help a bit BUT I took my ...

I have been on Cpap since July and am still gaining weight. I have cronic insomnia in addition to moderate sleep apnea. I have the apnea under control (although recently not tolerating my mask as well as I had been) but we are still trying to get the insomnia and sleep structure fixed. So weight los...

I thank all for their imput. The Roserum isn't working. I'm still getting up several times a night. I do not want to go on the addictive type of medicines. The sleep CD seemed to be the most effective... It didn't keep me asleep but put me back to sleep quickly. Unfortunately lately it is making me ...

Interesting that you mentioned the computer screen. I tend to use my computer after dinner till about 11 pm and am now wondering if I should change this but that would mean no more evening chats LOL

Has anyone here had any luck with light therapy? I just took a circadian Rythum assessment test and it indicates that I might be helped by light therapy. I always thought this treatment was for SAD only but it seems that it can help with sleep problems if they are related to melatonin/seratonian pro...

I followed your suggestions and I don't know if it was a fluke or not but I did alot better last night. I only had 3 events all night (all of which woke me up) only one central, and the runs were also slightly diminished although still quite frequent (5-6/hour). I didn't take any meds at all because...

Thanks ozij, I did figure it out but not the magnifying glass thing I mean I did magnify it but didn't see the times. Like I said brain fog, I've been feeling more and more like the sterotypical blond when my IQ is actually quite high LOL. Snoredog I made the changes you suggested and will see how t...

Thanks Ozij for the link it makes sence so I will try reducing my melatonin. Snoredog as usual you give alot of information. I am not very proficient at reading my reports so it will take me a while to sort it all out. Is there an easy way to seperate one day from the next in your 96 hour reports? T...

Osij, I started out at 3 mg of melatonin but it didn't do anything so I upped it to 6 mg. My pressure range is set very narrow (8-10) because I have some centrals. Right now my apneas are evenly split between obstructive and centrals. Pressure seems to be at 9 most of the time. My ramp starts at 4 a...

My AHI is at 1.3 , which is .1 higher than it had been I guess that isn't too bad considering I am now taking medicine to help me sleep. My leak rate does seem to be slightly elevated. not terrible but a bit more than it was a month ago. So I guess I will try to get a new cushion and see if that mak...

I've been on Cpap since June. I have never had issues with my mask in the past but find myself taking it off alot recently both consciously and while sleeping. In addition I am still not sleeping well I tried trazadone first at 50 mg and then at 100mg but it didn't work out for me. I have started on...