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by Troop88
Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to all of this. Looking for insight.
Replies: 9
Views: 1516

Re: New to all of this. Looking for insight.

I had a sleep study at the hospital. Yes , the tech woke me up at I think 1am and put me on cpap. I will request a copy of the study. New question. My whole life my BP has been perfect. 120/80 or lower. Yesterday I woke up in the morning and felt odd so I decided to take my BP. It was 142/91. Again ...
by Troop88
Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to all of this. Looking for insight.
Replies: 9
Views: 1516

Re: New to all of this. Looking for insight.

Yes , currently seeing a therapist for the PTSD, Depression and anxiety. I tried putting the model in the bio. It's a dreamstation auto cpap. Prescribed pressure of 8-14. This morning my ahi was 0.2. I dont really have nightmares. I do dream though. I was told by the doc that my apneas were from OSA...
by Troop88
Sat Aug 03, 2019 9:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to all of this. Looking for insight.
Replies: 9
Views: 1516

Re: New to all of this. Looking for insight.

Feel tired all day. Not alot of motivation. I do also suffer from PTSD and depression so I'm sure that's a huge contributing factor. Just want to make sure I'm looking at things I should be and not missing things.
by Troop88
Sat Aug 03, 2019 9:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to all of this. Looking for insight.
Replies: 9
Views: 1516

Re: New to all of this. Looking for insight.

I am getting about 9-10 hrs a night so far. I wake a couple times a night I think. I was just concerned if my oxygen was normal now that I'm on cpap. I'm a worry worm so when I heard him say that my oxygen was down to 80 it scared me a bit.
by Troop88
Sat Aug 03, 2019 9:28 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to all of this. Looking for insight.
Replies: 9
Views: 1516

New to all of this. Looking for insight.

Finally after 12 years of being told I snore like crazy and hold my breath at night, I had a sleep study done. My ahi was 47 and oxygen levels dropped to 80. Been on dreamstation auto cpap for 3 nights now and its telling me on the screen that my ahi is an average of 0.4 I would assume that's pretty...