Been using this machine for almost 6 months and I still have yet to feel refreshed and normal after a nights sleep. Honestly, Im thinking of just returning my cpap (waste of money) and maybe seeking another alternative method, or just not giving a F and sleeping without anything. I'm so frustrated w...

Here are my results for the last two nights using APAP mode: http://imgur.com/a/nQXeZ

My prescribed pressure is 11.

Maybe there is a clue here as to why I keep waking up in the middle of the night.

Last night I took the mask off during sleep and was able to sleep without waking up. I don't think it's insomnia that's causing me to wake up, it's the CPAP.

Here are two other pressure settings. One I put at 12.6 and the other at 14.8

http://imgur.com/a/LxG52

http://imgur.com/a/CxdZK

Here's a link to the sleepyhead results.
The top one is at 11 cm pressure and the bottom is when I put it at 16.2 cm

During REM sleep the muscles in the tongue and soft palate relax more than during normal non-REM sleep, could this mean that I'm getting too little pressure once I fall into REM and that I need to increase the pressure? I keep waking up less than two hours after falling asleep. I read that REM is su...

My prescribed air pressure is 11. Even though I used a nasal pillow mask during my sleep study, I use the full face mask to sleep because I leak way too much air through my mouth, and it ends up waking me up every time; I also tend to breathe through my mouth. The thing is, I think that that air pre...

Pugsy, Ok I will check out those links. Thank you for all of the advice I really appreciate it.

And thanks for helping me out too, Tdub210.

Pugsy, I did have insomnia before CPAP. That's how I got the Ambien prescription. Normally I go to sleep around 12am-1am because that's when I start getting sleepy, and wake up around 6-7am. When I take the ambien at 2am I wake up around 5-6am.

I bought the vitamin D3 2000 IU, but I haven't been taking it because I get more than 30 min of sun exposure every day. I took it for about a week then gave it up. Maybe I should start again. And yes, I have stress; I haven't slept well in over 2 years. My weight is normal and I walk around about 3 ...

Pugsy, I have trouble going to sleep and sometimes and I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night. I haven't been able to fall asleep well since getting the machine. The last 3 days I couldn't fall asleep before 2 am, so I took 5mg Ambien. I fall asleep, but I still wake up early. By horrible I ...

Tdub210, I feel horrible both when I make up and throughout the day.

Thanks for the reply Pugsy. I'm using the Airsense10 CPAP. The pressure is set at 11. My average usage is 6 hours.

I started CPAP over 3 weeks ago. I have not gotten a good night's sleep since I've gotten it. I read that an AHI below 5 is supposed to an acceptable level. I have an AHI of 1.7, but I still feel horrible every time I wake up. My leak pressure is 13L/min and I use a full face mask. Do I need more or...