For Smokers and Former Smokers

Offerocker · Post by **Offerocker** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:23 pm

This is for curiousity sake ONLY

This is not meant to foster judgements.

I'm curious if smokers or former smokers (due to Apnea) have cut down or stopped smoking because of their Apnea Diagnosis.

Please limit to cigarettes only.

Thanks!

tooly125 · Post by **tooly125** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:18 pm

When I went to my doctor to get a prescription to help stop smoking he said I would need a complete physical first.
During the checkup he told me he wanted me to go get a sleep study done.
I thought I was waking up every couple hours because my body wanted nicotin when in reality It was the apnea waking me.
Of course every time I woke I would go have a cigarette.
I have been smoke free for seven months now and on cpap for about six.

MandoJohnny · Post by **MandoJohnny** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:29 pm

Sorry, I answered the poll before I read your post, so I threw your numbers off. I quit years before I was diagnosed with Apnea, although probably not before I actually had Apnea, but didn't know it. I quit due to general health concerns. I had to quit three times, once for two years, before I got it right. Now I have been smoke free for over 15 years. I will never go back. I can't even bear the thought of it or the smell of it now.

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:49 pm

um... is this one of those goofy trick multiple guess questions?

there is no yes/no answer to pick from

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:02 pm

Let's see, we can't breath at night, some of us all the time, should we take up smoking to shorten our lives, even more. I think I'll pass on smoking, and playing with my revolver with more than one shell in the cylinder. Jim

Bella · Post by **Bella** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:10 am

I was smoking about two decades before I was diagnosed with central sleep apnea. I hope to stop one of these years, but regrettably I can't take any of the medication to assist with that. So it's a matter of me getting tough with myself. I do feel I have more strength and determination since I started the Bipap almost eight months ago, so perhaps this will become a "can do" thing for me. I certainly wouldn't agree with somebody starting to smoke, under any circumstances, but especially not if they already had obstructive breathing problems.

oldgearhead · Post by **oldgearhead** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:08 am

Early in 2000, I suffered from severe OSA and I had just quit smoking. After about three tough months on DME CPAP, I discovered a change in sleep position, along with the no smoking plan, made the OSA symptoms go away.

Even though I had to be treated in a hospital 8 times between 2003 and 2006, for A-Fib, I did not think my OSA had returned. However, my GP, not my cardio guy, sent me for a sleep study. This time the sleep study revealed only mild to moderate OSA. Upon seeing the A-Fib history my sleep doc wrote the xPAP script. I've been compliant for 6 weeks out of the the last 7 weeks.

I hope I can either reduce of stop completely 2 or 3 of my current meds.

Smoke free for 5.5 years...

oldgearhead · Post by **oldgearhead** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:14 am

I was smoking about two decades before I was diagnosed with central sleep apnea. I hope to stop one of these years

Bella if you can tolerate xPAP, you can quit smoking..

Best of luck..

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:58 am

Goofproof wrote: I think I'll pass on smoking, and playing with my revolver with more than one shell in the cylinder. Jim

Jim,
I suggest that you take even that one shell out of the cylinder before playing with that revolver.

Offerocker · Post by **Offerocker** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:32 pm

Snoredog wrote:um... is this one of those goofy trick multiple guess questions?
there is no yes/no answer to pick from

Sorry, Snoredog - I tried to make it easy, with only "YES" answers. You want a "Goofy Trick Multiple Guess Question"? Well, I can certainly come up with a few !! Like the flowchart that always directs you to go back to "Start".

sleepyJen · Post by **sleepyJen** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:17 am

I quit smoking last March because I attributed my headaches, exhaustion, fogginess, etc. to being a pack and a half a day smoker for 18 years. Whoops. It wasn't smoking - though that didn't help. It was when I felt worse after quitting, not better, that I finally went to a Dr and she said "you are going for a sleep study, you have sleep apnea" - and indeed, she was right as I found out it was OSA. Used the e-cig to quit and it was one of the best things I've ever done for myself.

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