Me again , I was wondering , just how long it took some of you , to NOT be tired all the time , after starting to use your machines . I know one thing for sure , I am TIRED of being TIRED . That is the ONLY reason I am determined to KEEP using my CPAP.
Tiredness
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I have a different degree of tired after 1.5 years. The good days are heaven and the bad ones are dismal. Im sure there are many things I could do to better my sleep hygiene such as stop drinking, stop staying out late and go to bed early but then whats the point in not feeling tired if your not having any fun
For me, it took a long while to get the right combo of machine, pressure settings, and choice of mask (not to mention surgery) before my CPAP therapy became EFFECTIVE. So I struggled for a long time. Three years. But once I got the magic formula, I was feeling better I think in like about a week! I now have my AHI down to around 3. (It was 50 in the sleep study!)
Be aware that the sleep studies don't always get it right. Just to give you an idea, my sleep study resulted in a suggested CPAP pressure of 9. But for me, the magic started to happen at 14. So don't get discouraged. Make sure you're getting the therapy you need. I've had more than one respiratory therapist set up my machine wrong. You have to take charge! Insist that the docs and therapists get it right! And if you're not getting relief, yell louder!
Be aware that the sleep studies don't always get it right. Just to give you an idea, my sleep study resulted in a suggested CPAP pressure of 9. But for me, the magic started to happen at 14. So don't get discouraged. Make sure you're getting the therapy you need. I've had more than one respiratory therapist set up my machine wrong. You have to take charge! Insist that the docs and therapists get it right! And if you're not getting relief, yell louder!
The key for me is lowering my numbers. A couple three days of 0.0 AI and HI under 3, and I am feeling pretty good. One night of AI over .5 and I am feeling not so good. The total number of hours slept is important too. Just one ounce of the best steak in the world is great, but will not feed your body for long. Sleep is the same.
utz1955,
You said you were new, but not how new. Different people respond differently to this therapy - some notice energy right a way, some it takes a while - like me - I'm coming up on my 3 month anniversery and I'm still alittle tired this morning. Now that is not to say that I have not seen improvment, 2 months ago a would be nearly ready for a nap by now.
This is not an immeditate gratification therapy, and the wait can be frustrating. But the truth is that your body is healing on the inside first, so the first improvements don't really show. Start looking for those "baby steps" and use them to buckup your morale.
As my sleep tech said "Don't give up, be patient - some people are harder to fix that others"
You said you were new, but not how new. Different people respond differently to this therapy - some notice energy right a way, some it takes a while - like me - I'm coming up on my 3 month anniversery and I'm still alittle tired this morning. Now that is not to say that I have not seen improvment, 2 months ago a would be nearly ready for a nap by now.
This is not an immeditate gratification therapy, and the wait can be frustrating. But the truth is that your body is healing on the inside first, so the first improvements don't really show. Start looking for those "baby steps" and use them to buckup your morale.
As my sleep tech said "Don't give up, be patient - some people are harder to fix that others"
For me it took about 2 or 3 weeks. I've only been doing it for about 8 weeks total, but I feel SO much better than I had for many years.
The odd thing I find though, is that it only takes a slight variance in my total sleep time to produce a bad day. 7 hours - I'm good to go all day. 6.5 hours - I'm dragging like the bad old days. I find that pretty weird, but it is what it is, I guess.
The odd thing I find though, is that it only takes a slight variance in my total sleep time to produce a bad day. 7 hours - I'm good to go all day. 6.5 hours - I'm dragging like the bad old days. I find that pretty weird, but it is what it is, I guess.
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