Wow cant believe its been 5 months since I posted haha. So here's an update: I had the titration study which determined I should be around 12-13 cm. I was taking trazodone 50mg, then the doctor doubled it. With no change after a month, she changed to Doxepin 10mg. I had a really rough first week and...

So maybe time to talk to your doctor about your options. The cpap machine seems to have done its part though so I don't know if a minor tweak here or there is the answer to your problem. Doesn't mean you can't try it but just means you have more detective work to do. To fix any problem we have to f...

Fragmented sleep itself will trash overall sleep quality and make us feel like total crap. Oh it definitely does that! Now figuring out the cause of the fragmented sleep isn't always so easy and even when we know the cause it isn't always easy to fix things. First thing to look at though....medicat...

It sounds to me as though you're doing a really good job of understanding how you're doing and the reasons for issues like leaks and flow limitations. It is quite normal to wake up multiple times during the night. Often people don't remember their wake-ups; next best is remembering them but realizi...

Therapy is going the same. Ive attached last nights goodies. I had some leaks which Ive come to realize is merely a positional thing. The large leaks early on are from sleeping on my stomach versus later on my side. Ive also noticed the flow limits are much greater during this time as well. The 5 mi...

I see the leaks especially later as I know I turned and slept more on my stomach, likely pushing the mask. is your stomach sleeping position like this? http://www.uarsrelief.com/sleeppositions.html No, my right arm is fully under the pillow and my left is beside my face or sometimes my head rests o...

Here was last night. Overall, I feel a little better. I will take note of how I feel as the day goes on, but I dont feel as tired as the last few days. I dont know or remember how many times I woke up, but I know it wasnt nearly as much as Saturday and Sunday. I also never had to get up to use the b...

I completely understand as I have issues turning my brain off at night. Constantly thinking about upcoming things at work or just general things. I have trouble turning my brain off to let go and completely relax. I am sorry to hear about your mother's health issues. Im in the same boat with my pets...

When I remember a lot of arousals I also know that I, most likely, had even more that I don't remember and those that I don't remember to play a factor in my overall sleep quality just as much as the ones I do remember. I know you said you have struggled with this, is this still ongoing? How have y...

I just want to stay asleep the entire night just once and see my stats. Be warned that this may be an unrealistic expectation. Don't set yourself up for a big disappointment that you have no control over. We all have normal awakenings/arousals....it's just that we don't always remember them. Rememb...

It is normal to wake up off and on during the night. The timing of your wake-ups makes me wonder whether you are waking up after a period of REM sleep. A fair number of people do (including me). This may be a new experience if your untreated apnea was preventing you from having regular sleep cycles...

LSAT wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 29, 2021 12:45 pm

Do you even know what the 95% represents?

That 95% of the events happen under the said pressure. The 95% hovered around 14 so i lowered it to 13. I stayed in a range of 10-14 and it almost always went and stayed around 13. Also, Go Pack Go!

Julie wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 29, 2021 11:48 am

Why is your max pressure at 13 rather than e.g. 20?

I kept thinking I was waking up as the pressure kept changing. I narrowed the range and kept narrowing to where it usually was at 95%. I probably shouldnt have left it in AutoPap if was using a set pressure.

Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea in July, and had to wait a couple of months until I received my CPAP. It took me a few days, maybe a week, to get used to wearing the mask and wear it laying down. I was set for the 4-20 autopap but quickly realized 4 wasnt enough as the number...