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- Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:42 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Heart rate increase at night with CPAP
- Replies: 3
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Heart rate increase at night with CPAP
I found a couple older threads on this. I have a Philips System One. I've noticed I wake up and my pulse feels higher than it should be for a body sleeping. My BP has been up recently, too, but I am medicated and during the day it seems to be fine. I read that CFlex+ for some people can be a problem...
- Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:48 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Nuvigil and Provigil NOT working What next??
- Replies: 42
- Views: 22574
Re: Nuvigil and Provigil NOT working What next??
Regarding Provigil, it's recently gone generic -- so ask your doc again about that. It's much less expensive. Essentially, Provigil is comprised of two forms of the same chemical -- one long acting, the other short acting. Nuvigil is all the long-acting stuff, I believe. Basically, the pharma compan...
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:53 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: HELP! Cleaning a Resmed/S8 humidifier case
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5800
HELP! Cleaning a Resmed/S8 humidifier case
I have a Resmed S8 CPAP with humidification. Recently, a funny smell developed in the humidification tank. I noticed there is a whiteish film on the bottom, so I did as recommended and cleaned it with vinegar. No luck, the stuff comes back. Then I tried rubbing alcohol and rinsed with water, etc. No...
- Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:07 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: After a sleep study, adjusting CPAP pressure
- Replies: 3
- Views: 894
After a sleep study, adjusting CPAP pressure
I've been on a CPAP for a year or so; turns out the pressure was too low (6.x) when I needed 10.x -- in any case, since adjusting the pressure, I'm feeling a little better -- though I'm very bitter about spending many years feeling exhausted all the time. There's still a long ways to go. After a wee...