My doctor told me that sleep apnea can be a direct cause of fibromyalgia. He referred to a study of patients who were sleep-deprived over a period of time (don't remember how long) - and a large percentage of them developed the clusters of symptoms known as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome....

Thanks to all who replied with such great support and encouragement. Last night I had the best sleep I've had in months. I switched back to the "octopus" as one of you called it. It's not as comfortable overall as the nasal pillow but the latter was suffocating me. Yes, I did experience the pulsatin...

uncrafty, now I'm crafty - for some reason the system didn't let me reply last night as crafty, so I tried "uncrafty" - now it seems to be working. If you tell us what mask and machine you use we can give you lot's of tips. Thanks for the invitation! (I also think I figured out how to use bold type...

[quote="carbonman"]uncrafty, welcome! Thank you! for your thoughts and observations. They are incredibly important to me and my personal cpap education. They are also an important part of my quest for the total cpap experience. **Thanks! ** I can't figure out how to get the typeface to change to bol...