I just wanted to let you all know that if you are having trouble with the Dreamwear mask sliding up in the back, it is very likely you need the Large frame instead of the Medium one they suggest "for most people". I have been using the Medium Frame Dreamwear mask for a couple of months and really lo...

WHOA I have been on a cpap machine for a couple of years after finding out I had severe OSA (something like 70% oxygen at night). I thought that would solve my sleep problems and general feeling of fatigue. I slept and slept and slept like I hadn't slept in years. After a few months of this, however...

I have to say I have loved reading this thread. I am ten days into my cpap therapy and these replies are very comforting. When I got my diagnosis and before I actually got the machine, I sort of crashed physically and emotionally. Emotionally: I almost feel like I am grieving all of the years I thou...

Hi space45,
I totally get what you're saying and could not agree more. Capitalism is great and is what fuels our economy but there has to be a point where keeping basic things from people who can't afford it is just plain cruel.

Her name in this forum is Pad-a-cheek, just like her website. I just ordered some things today and it worked fine for me but I know sometimes browsers differ.

Check out the Success Stories post in the topics section. There are many varying stories of success along with details about bumps in the road.

From personal experience and what I read on here, it's not unusual at all after experiencing good sleep to desire more of it. Others may not agree and this is strictly opinion, but I say give your body what it tells you it needs. Now, that may not be wise if one suffers from insomnia, needs to regu...

I was never a "morning person" and after 5 years on cpap I am still not a morning person. Good therapy can only do so much. Part of what you are feeling very well could be just the body craving more "better" sleep. With time that may lessen. Or you may be like me...despite great therapy and decent ...

My doctor said that I would feel sleepy sometimes out of habit initially. He also said that studies with people with sleep deprivation had shown that after the deprivation the subjects sleep more to make up for it. However, he said that it wasn't proven for apnea patiences, but it was a possibility...

I'm at the same place, rycon. I'm hoping it is just my body craving what it has not gotten in so long. I think my family is hoping for an instant miracle and I feel bad that I'm telling them I'm really sleepy (but in a better way than before.) I have a lot of hope that my life will change because of...

Hi All, I just joined and have been on my cpap for only a week. I have had sleep apnea for probably more than 20 years and have had plenty of health issues appear that now make sense. Have any of you experienced extreme sleepiness (not fatigue or exhaustion) when starting cpap therapy? It's the nice...