i guess i am re-Noob? many years ago i tried pap therapy- was still having breathing issues and a host of 'side effects'. the dr at that 1st 'clinic' said , oh i just think you can not tolerate this. - this same dr. with his face to his notes= looks up as i am trying to clear my clogged throat- ' a...

I'll offer what I did to get through my first week, now that I'm 6 months downstream and seem to be doing okay *smile*. For the first week, I took Ambien, which helped me get to sleep with the new equipment on, and also with getting back to sleep if and when I woke up. By the end of the week, I was...

Hang in there all you newbies! I've been using cpap for 10 years this coming fall! I can't believe it is that long! It is so natural for me to put on my mask and get into bed that I don't even think about it. You'll get over that beginning stuff soon and will be fine. There are lots of people here ...

DreamStalker wrote:Wow all the noobs all of a sudden ... must have been a sale on sleep studies or something.

Welcome all and best to your new lifestyle of health.

lol, cheeky bugger!

Chrissy, If you go to the top left of the main page, you'll see a "control panel". Enter your equipment and that will help folks give you advice. The print version is better than the pictures, which are hard to see and many of the masks look similar. I felt the same way you do, and couldn't figure ...

]Welcome Chrissy! And the other newbies that I may have missed! Coming to this forum is one of the best decisions you could have made. The people here are so helpful and can and will get you through this. There's most likely NOTHING you're experiencing that somebody here hasn't been through and over...

Welcome to both of you! I am actually 1 month in and the first week was terrible for me. My mask leaked so bad and after the 5th night of this I broke down sobbing at 1 in the morning. My husband and I stayed up trying to find help on the Internet. After purchasing a nasal pad the leaks came to a h...

Good luck to both of you [/quote]


Thanks lazer!

Welcome Noob! As our impeached president once said, "I feel your pain". I have a active thread in the forum, and the advise is to try a totally different mask than I am now using (and currently happy with). After pondering what the my nights would be like trying to adjust to a new mask, I started t...

AbbyNormal wrote:I just posted my story too. I'm also exactly one week in and also not having an easy go of it. It's 2:35am, so I guess that was our first clue, huh?

It'll be interesting to see how we both go with it! Shocker night last night!

I'm a noob Yes, the trend in this health condition is to have it diagnosed only after the patient is totally worn down. That makes it doubly difficult to have the time and energy to get your therapy working well. Fill out your equipment profile, keep reading the forum and keep posting your experien...

Chrissy and Abby, Your experiences so far are very normal. Especially if you have claustrophobia. First off there are many masks now that are minimalistic. The Aloha, the Swift FX and the Pilairo come to mind. These "pillow" style masks do have a drawback if you open your mouth. This lets the air l...

I feel your frustration.... I'm 5 months in and when I see how far I have come from those first nights, I am amazed and happy!! Just keep putting on the mask if you take it off in the middle of the night (I took mine off all the time) and before you know it, it will become part of your routine. Lik...

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AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!

Sorry to ask an obvious/dumb question, but did you have a sleep study? I certainly did . I had the study done at the beginning of April, but because I went on holidays for 8 weeks, have only come back home to deal with "reality"! I was fortunate to be able to have the mobile unit- they hooked me up...