I have taken every sleep hygiene step possible over the years. I read your lists and have done it all. Nothing has worked. The CPAP is still doing squat. The mask is totally obstructive and I have to remove it after about an hour. The straps cut into the back of my neck, the nasal area is compressed...

You guys and gals are fantastic..reading carefully.

I am going to check out a nasal pillow tommorow. My mask is not fitting well. Once I get a good fit, things should be better...

Sorry had to continue this response in a separate post, since any attempt to continue made the screen jump up and down, seems like a bug with the posting here when the message exceeds a certain lenght. Other facts, I dont use any other medications or drugs. I teach karate and am physically active wi...

Thank you for your wonderfully generous posts. I sincerely appreciate it. Firstly, I told my Dr. about the insomnia and he told me that sleep hygiene does not work. He did refer me to some work on cognitive behav therapy by Carnie Carlson of Ryerson University. As far as my habits, I have tried; reg...

Hi, I would appreciate some feedback from the community, this is my first post. I have had insomnia for many years. I tried Imovane, 5 mg, to no effect. Then tried 10 mg which worked a couple times, then stopped working and had unpleasant side effects, such as loss of libido and not fully working, i...