Napping?

sleepless in ny · Post by **sleepless in ny** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:35 pm

Some days I just feel that I still need a nap. I fell asleep on the patio chaise yesterday. Of course, it was without my cpap. Does that make a big difference in my compliance? I did feel a bit more groggy since starting cpap 3 weeks ago. but it was over 90degrees also. So.....my question is...when you nap do you always use your cpap? (apap, bipap, etc?)

Dot · Post by **Dot** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:32 pm

Hi New Yorker- I`m way north above albany-- not in the city either.
I would say yes, you should use the machine every time you sleep, including naps. Sleep apnea is a danger any time you are asleep- daytime or nighttime.
Good luck.

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:22 pm

I agree you should but I admit to cheating occationally. And I feel it too when i do it. I just really don't want to mess with it on short flights on planes and I always fall right asleep on a plane. funny many times it takes a Ambian at home or hotel but put me on a plane and I am out before we are off the ground.

AllShookUp · Post by **AllShookUp** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:11 pm

I use my cpap when I take naps also. When I fall asleep without it I don't rest as well and snore a lot. My throat feels irritated when i wake up. I must keep my mouth open quite a bit.

FairSpirit · Post by **FairSpirit** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:27 pm

I am using my CPAP at all times when I sleep, even naps. I woke up once to go to the restroom and of course took my mask off. Well, before I got awake enough to get up and go, I was falling back asleep. As I did I found myself gasping, I had already stopped breathing that quick. I'm scared not to use it at ALL times.

JimH · Post by **JimH** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:21 pm

I rarely take a nap these days. If I do, its not intentional. I will fall asleep on the couch watching tv or with the kids coloring or somehting. But I sleep on my left side, which is the least effected position. Usually I feel groggier after I wake up. But the snoring drives the kids crazy and they usually wake me up.

ahujudybear · Post by **ahujudybear** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:39 pm

FWIW, I spoke with some of my doctors today, and one thing they said is that unless you have Narcolepsy, the normal onset of REM sleep is about 90 minutes after falling asleep. I don't know a lot about apneas, but aren't they associated mostly with coming out of REM sleep? If that's the case, I guess napping with a CPAP wouldn't have any effect one way or the other, if you only nap for about 30 minutes?

- JB

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:04 pm

I think it does though, watch someone that snores falling asleep, theyh atart snoring immediately. I will start to nod and and wake myself up with my first snore, I think naps do count.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:33 pm

[quote="ahujudybear"]FWIW, I spoke with some of my doctors today, and one thing they said is that unless you have Narcolepsy, the normal onset of REM sleep is about 90 minutes after falling asleep. I don't know a lot about apneas, but aren't they associated mostly with coming out of REM sleep? If that's the case, I guess napping with a CPAP wouldn't have any effect one way or the other, if you only nap for about 30 minutes?

- JB
I also don't think that OSA only occurs in REM sleep. It might be more severe in deeper stages of sleep including REM.

snamvar · Post by **snamvar** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:34 pm

Ohhh, that was me.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:21 am

Judy, as I understand it, apneas and hypopneas can happen any time during sleep - in any stage. True, people usually have more of those events during REM, but they can sure have plenty of them in other stages too, even when beginning to lightly fall asleep. I don't think it's a good idea to nap without the machine. I use it even for the shortest naps. If one is going to "sleep" at all, even for just a short time, one might as well get "good sleep". That means using the cpap.

Snuffle-nose · Post by **Snuffle-nose** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:28 am

Hi

I often nap when I am extremely tired from the pervious day's activities as I get up early and I nap on the train without my cpap, often feel sleepy on waking. Then when I take my interurban train I sleep for up to 20 mins , get interuppted by the conductor to punch my ticket , I often sleep for more then 20 mins or so then I wake up groggy and struggle to wake up to get off my stop.

That always happens when I sleep without my mask and cpap machine! As I am very groggy waking from a nap without it, I feel I want to fall asleep and sleep more! Happens quite often. At home when I nap I use the machine and mask.....I sleep really well with the cpap and mask. As it is winter here I snuffle alot this time of year....as my sinuses are stuffed something chronic.

NeurosurgeryNP · Post by **NeurosurgeryNP** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:47 pm

I am a newbie - and I have cheated too - or forgot to put it on for a nap. Boy, do I notice a big difference when I wake up though - I have such a smashing headache when I nap without it. I also feel like the nap was useless. Withit - no problem.

chrisp · Post by **chrisp** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:21 pm

As long as we're making personal anecdotes here. Yes, IMHO, you should always use it while napping. In my case I can't sit in a recliner and breathe. I must sit upright. The ol throat just closes up. Sleep or not. So yes, I always use the cpap.

Chris

nodding off · Post by **nodding off** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:04 pm

I used to nap all the time. That's how I chiose my name for this forum. I even used to have great difficulty staying awake behind the wheel in my car. Now, I rarely nap at all, but when I do it is definately with my mask on. I've gotten so used to my cpap that I am uncomfortable sleeping without it. I also usually end up with a headache and wake up even more tired on the rare occasions I fall asleep without it.