I honestly feel that if I disclosed my long list of problems on a first date, even a SAINT would be overwhelmed by (1) the problems and (2) the inappropriateness of someone disclosing EVERYTHING immediately. Absolutely agree. If anybody starting revealing everything that was "wrong" with them right...

Just to update again: I'm now going on 5 weeks of completely revamping my sleep schedule & sleep hygiene, and things are improving more and more as the weeks go by. I've managed to wake up at about 6 am to workout every day in that time (only one day did I not workout and I felt it!) I fall asleep e...

This is a good topic, because there are certainly some self-confidence issues when it comes to letting even friends or family know that you are using this machine at night to help you sleep. You can convince yourself all you want that it's better to be healthy than "cool" but it's still inherently e...

I am totally with you on this one. I have been at it for over a year and still take it off the majority of nights. Last night I took it off after only 1.5 hours and never put it back on, probably my worst night in a long time! I find the nasal one to be much easier to keep on all night, but since I ...

I completely agree with you robysue. The worst part is that these are things I've probably known all along, but chose to ignore, hoping I could just throw on a mask and feel better. But it's true, without dealing with the insomnia and sleep hygiene issues, you'll never get to the point where the cpa...

I feel for you and am in the same boat. Been on CPAP for three weeks and can’t say I've slept one night any better than before CPAP. I think it is really tough, when you are a light sleeper to begin with, to add in this contraption that will disturb your already fragile sleep state. The only sleep ...

Wow! Thank you so much for reading my way too long story, and responding so quickly! I can already tell that joining this community was a great idea! Most of all, I think this is the moment in my life when I finally start to try to take control of this problem and get to the bottom of it. Here's my ...

This is my first time posting on the site, though I've been a CPAP user for a year now (almost exactly!) I was reading some other posts, and have started to see how much help the community can be in keeping each other informed and motivated to make the treatment work. So i don't think I really have ...