Waking up tired

[giantred]

I've stopped using the machine, and overall I sleep, I wake up a few times, but in the morning and during the day I'm always tired. It feels like my head is pounding and the sleepiness is stuck under my eyes, if that makes any sense. I don't choke in my sleep anymore, but I'm always dragging. I keep moving, because I think it will be better in different locations, but it's still there. I guess I should keep using CPAP. But what I can't get through my head is that, if overall I sleep so deep, then why am I so tired, you would think I'm rested from sleeping so deep. Nobody understands this.

[LinkC]

I've stopped using the machine...snip...in the morning and during the day I'm always tired.

Does that suggest anything?

I guess I should keep using CPAP.

Now you're getting it! Unless you have a polysomnograph in your pocket, you really can't judge how "deeply" you are actually sleeping. I'm sure you fall asleep quickly (due to cronic fatigue!).

Is there a compelling reason you fell off the "hose"?

[Muse-Inc]

GiantRed, we understand, we've been there. Apnea is very difficult to manage; some have fewer problems/adjustments than others. You are having lots of problems, we get it. Tell us precisely what the worst problems are and maybe someone will post something that might work for you so you begin to get some refreshing sleep.

In spite of what it seems like, you are probably NOT sleeping deeply -- only tracking that in a sleep study (wired to track brain waves) can determine that. You are sleeping what I used to call the 'sleep of the damned' because I was dead to the world and hard to arouse (shudder, so realistic) -- all pre-apnea diagnosis. As my apnea worsened, I became a super light sleeper (I think my brain was afraid to let me fall deeply asleep because of the increasing events and nightly bouts of oxygen deprivation). That sleep is unrefreshing because your oxygen levels are dropping too low and your brain is working very hard to ensure you suvive sleeping.

The morning headache is a symptom of apnea.

[giantred]

I don't like the CPAP because sometimes it feels worse with it. I'm still very very tired even if I use CPAP. IT feels like I got too much or not enough air. I use the Auto flex with a humidifier because if I don't use the humidifier, my nose will bleed. Any suggestions what to do?

[Muse-Inc]

...feels like I got too much or not enough air. I use the Auto flex with a humidifier because if I don't use the humidifier, my nose will bleed....

What pressures are set on your APAP?

[schwawi]

CPAP should fix your problem if its set correctly. I'll never sleep another night without it, has made a meaningful difference in my life after only 2 monhts.

Suggest you go back to sleep lab and get a titration study to check your pressure. Also, if you have an machine that sets automatically perhaps it isnt working properly - I have heard they arent always perfect a determinng right pressure. Perhaps constant pressure would be better for you.

Also, try a different mask. Perhaps yours isnt fitting well and leaking alot or perhaps you need the type that covers the nose and the mouth, not just the nose. Your doctor can help with this.

In any case, dont give up on CPAP - its the best thing out there for sleep apnea.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

[Julie]

Giantred - you began another thread very recently about your problems, and many people answered with various ways to help you, but unless you came back to that thread and replied today, you don't seem to have read or responded to all the people and their ideas. What is the point of starting a new one now? Have you tried a full face mask as was suggested? Or some of the other ideas?

[ozij]

The thread mentioned by Julie
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[Blue Snuffle nose]

Hello

I had a time where I 'd always working up tired.....Most of it is due to the pressure the cpap is set on and how much is needed to hold up your airways from closing up whist asleep. I'd see a sleep specialist who review my sleep history at least once a month, as he can give me help on emerging sleep related problems. Now it set properly, I sleep properly......