As goes your weight so goes your pressure needs?

fredboy · Post by **fredboy** » Thu May 03, 2012 9:04 am

If I dropped 20lbs..would my pressure needs go down?

I gained 20;bs and my 8cm needed it seems to become a 9 !

Is there realy a correlation ??

I do seem to lose weight first in my face btw

Im all OSA not central!

Gerryk · Post by **Gerryk** » Thu May 03, 2012 9:13 am

In many people not all, weight factors in. I lost weight and I needed less pressure and my apneas dropped significantly and when I gain weight the apneas increase and my required pressure goes up.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Thu May 03, 2012 9:18 am

Mine went down when I switched to AutoSet from an Elite. (but I MAY have been titrated high)
Weight loss didn't make a significant difference.

gasp · Post by **gasp** » Thu May 03, 2012 11:22 am

I have spent the last 11 months with a personal trainer to change my body composition (switching fat for muscle) and lowered my body fat to 16%. While this has been wonderful for increased energy and performance I have seen no improvements to my AHI.

Drowsy Dancer · Post by **Drowsy Dancer** » Thu May 03, 2012 2:01 pm

I lost 70 pounds after starting to use CPAP and my pressure needs have increased slightly. My n=1.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Thu May 03, 2012 2:57 pm

Not really, 50 lb higher, pressure the same, only exxect, harder to get out of a chair and off the floor. Jim

Gizmogidget · Post by **Gizmogidget** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:46 pm

I doubt it. I'm considered obese and my pressure is only seven. I also get a kick out of wearing a size small mask since that is the only time I ever wear a size small.

lktnky · Post by **lktnky** » Thu May 03, 2012 9:44 pm

I lost 45 lbs and am now 'untreatable'. Sleep study showed that though I still have events, they are so few that I don't need to use a machine anymore.
It's been a year now and I've kept the weight off. Recent blood tests confirm less of a need for cholesterol meds and am also completely off diabetic meds.
What have you got to lose?
All the best,
LKTNKY

zoocrewphoto · Post by **zoocrewphoto** » Thu May 03, 2012 10:10 pm

Gizmogidget wrote:I doubt it. I'm considered obese and my pressure is only seven. I also get a kick out of wearing a size small mask since that is the only time I ever wear a size small.

I had a laugh about that myself this past Monday. I have a small mask and medium headgear. I haven't worn a medium anything in probably 20 years or more. Never mind small. My dentist has commented that I have a small mouth. And when I was 19, I was told that my asthma was probably due to a windpipe that is smaller than average. Even on a good day, I was never able to achieve normal air flow levels, and i would get worse with each attempt as I got tired.

JohnBFisher · Post by **JohnBFisher** » Fri May 04, 2012 6:43 am

fredboy wrote:... Is there realy a correlation ?? ...

And I started with OSA .. not central sleep apnea.

To answer your question, in a word: NO!

When I was a teen (about 11 or 13) I started snoring "just like Grand Dad" as my sister would tell me. And I'm CERTAIN that he had OSA. Classic signs of it. In fact, he died fairly young due to heart failure and had uncontrollable high blood pressure.

Now, if there was truly a correlation, I should be my present weight. I was NOT. I was UNDER my ideal weight.

In some people there is SOME correlation. In others there is none. You will also discover that your pressure needs may increase as you get older.

2flamingos · Post by **2flamingos** » Fri May 04, 2012 8:52 am

I was dx with type II Diabetes in June and have lost 25-30 lbs (and am gradually still losing a little more). If anything, I think I need to INCREASE my pressure a tad (just haven't gotten around to it). I have an Auto, and have been staying about 1cm below my max pressure.

I was not "fat" before (6'2", 205 lbs), even though according to bmi I was overweight. Now, at 182 I am where I should be (would like to get to 175-180). My dr does not want me to lose any more weight - in fact, at my last appointment he told me to start eating more!

Gerald? · Post by **Gerald?** » Mon May 07, 2012 6:20 pm

Lost 25 kg.

Pressure went from an average of 16 to an average 9. Still need it though.

jweeks · Post by **jweeks** » Mon May 07, 2012 10:50 pm

Hi,

After losing weight, my OSA all be disappeared. However, I found that I have UARS, and the RERA breathing isn't really effectively treated using CPAP. As a result, I went from sleeping great at 330 lbs to only sleeping marginal at 190 lbs. Everything else, however, has shown a stunning improvement, such as blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose levels, and the pain in my hips has dramatically decreased.

I don't think I would suggest weight loss just to try to avoid CPAP, but you might be able to reduce your pressure a bit (it happens in some cases). There are, however, a ton of other reasons to lose weight. If you are ready to make the commitment, then go for it.

-john-

DocWeezy · Post by **DocWeezy** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:57 am

I'm one of those who has lost weight and I've had to raise my pressure. Average pressure used to be 10.5; lost 30 lbs and right now it's 11.5. Fortunately, I frequently check my data so I can make sure to adjust when needed (right now I tend to run more in cpap mode than auto mode).

Weezy

Elle · Post by **Elle** » Tue May 08, 2012 4:55 pm

I started on a pressure of 10 in 2006. I lost 115 lbs. in the next year and my pressure needs didn't change although my blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels went down. Over the next 5 years my weight went back up and my pressure needs increased. I am now needing between 13 and 14.

I have a feeling that weight didn't affect my pressure needs either way but that aging and slowing down did.

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