..found a proper answer. I'd earlier posted in this forum about the possibility of me having OSA. I haven't yet had a sleep test done but that will be taken care of ASAP however I'm 80% convinced that I have some form of OSA. Anyway my question to you folks is this: I've read that OSA causes hyperte...

Are you sure you do not have some form of pre-diabetes? Diabetes often means one has high blood sugars, which cause sleepiness. Some hypertension meds, and the doc may not advertise this, sometimes help drive a slight diabetic state. Some are also now suggesting some cholesterol lowering drugs may ...

Thanks for the replies! Have checked out those links but I'm pretty sure they are quite expensive. Oh Well, I guess I don't really have a choice.
I have been reading up on many sleep apnea topics but I've never seen this one explained - WHY does sleep apnea happen? Anyone?

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Hello CPAPers (is that the right term?) I'm so glad I found this forum. Hoping you guys can help me out here. I'm going to use bullet points so that the information i provide is easily understood. 1. I'm a 31 year old male 2. I was recently diagnosed with hypertension and I am taking medicines for i...