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by stohje
Mon Oct 24, 2005 6:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Blister after only 3rd night!
Replies: 8
Views: 2514

- make sure that you review the CD that came with the mask and this will give you clues. I): Ah yes, when all else fails read the instructions! I'll check that CD out when I get home tonight. I thought that the Mirage seemed excessively tight. I can't tolerate a nasal mask as I am a dedicated mouth...
by stohje
Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Blister after only 3rd night!
Replies: 8
Views: 2514

Blister after only 3rd night!

Hi all, I am new to this whole cpap thing. I just used my cpap for the third night now and am getting a blister on my face to the right side of my nose. I would call my DME people but they were utterly incompetent in getting me the equipment after I was titrated (close to 4 weeks and they brought me...
by stohje
Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Lexapro for Anxiety & effects on OSA
Replies: 32
Views: 10732

Hi WillSucceed, That's really interesting. That doc that prescribed only tri-cyclics and MAOIs must have been a dinosaur! I've been working in a large hospital pharmacy since 1988 and have seen MAOIs prescribed for depression maybe twice! But psychiatrists, as you are well aware, are a strange lot t...
by stohje
Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Lexapro for Anxiety & effects on OSA
Replies: 32
Views: 10732

I'm surprised that your Dr. would prescribe Prozac (Fluoxetine) for an anxiety disorder as one of Prozac's side-effects is anxiety. I worked on an emergency-department mental health crisis team for about 9 years prior to working where I am now. The Dr.s avoided Prozac for treatment of anxiety disor...