Yes, you've about covered it all, you are right about the many cups of coffee all day long. It's a lot to think about. I really do appreciate that you took the time to write it all out and explain it to me in a way that I can understand it. At least now I am armed with enough knowledge to make an in...

robysue, thank you for taking the time to write such a wonderful response. I agree, I guess I expected too much from cpap if I am not willing to do my part? And Newbie Woman, I am not real sure I would enjoy my after-hours with drinking kool-aid while everyone else is drinking alcohol. All day long ...

My insurance only covered the basic and it wasn't very much. And I will let it go at that. Once the coverage stopped, well,I'm on my own. But I am ok with that part. I am happy because I am here and I love the wealth of information that is available here for everyone. But there is a lot to learn.

yes, I was on BP medicine Accupril and I had the same type of symptoms. Previcet (sp) didn't relieve it. One day at a visit to my doctor, he switched me to another family of meds. All the symptoms went away. It was very, very annoying with the throat clearing because I was never able to clear it. An...

Hi julie, no, you don't sound like a "heavy about drinking" to me. I know what you are saying about the alcohol and how it relates to sleeping with the cpap. I work the evening shift and after work I enjoy a few drinks with friends. That is my social life. When I mentioned this to my sleep doctor he...

From what I read josh, it looks like we have the same type of cpap machine and masks? I had a little trouble with just the nose mask at first. I like the full face mask much better. I don't know yet what type of software my machine uses? I am still working on all that stuff. Lots of details to sift ...

Thank you for the welcome. As for the "drugs" as I mentioned I do enjoy a few drinks in the evening and when I mentioned that to my sleep doctor he kind of frowned. I did notice a difference when I attended the sleep study and did not have any drinks that night. But I was somewhat hoping that the cp...

I have been using a cpap for about 2 months. Still not sure if I am doing things right. I average about 4 hours per night before I wake up and have to take it off for awhile. Some nights I am able to leave it on all night. But even when I do leave it on, I really don't see much of a difference in my...