one of my best nites but...

[darco]

I have been on cpap for approx. 6 weeks now. I am sleeping better but still waking up fatigued. I had my pressure increased by my Dr.
I dropped my A-flex to x1 (which feels great). My mask leak is not an issue. No mouth breathing....Im trying the Opt-start feature...
Go to bed on a regular sched...May have one beer a nite during week...
I know it takes time...any suggestions?
thxs
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[DonaldST]

Stop drinking before bed. Look up Alcohol in the 'Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine' under the 'substance and medication' appendix.

[darco]

Stop drinking before bed. Look up Alcohol in the 'Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine' under the 'substance and medication' appendix.

One beer 4hrs before bed time isn't what is causing my fatigue. I understand heavy drinking is counter productive to a restful nite of sleep but not the case here.

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[DonaldST]

Stop drinking before bed. Look up Alcohol in the 'Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine' under the 'substance and medication' appendix.

One beer 4hrs before bed time isn't what is causing my fatigue. I understand heavy drinking is counter productive to a restful nite of sleep but not the case here.

d

Well then it seems that you have it all well in hand. Figure it out for yourself then.

[ems]

Stop drinking before bed. Look up Alcohol in the 'Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine' under the 'substance and medication' appendix.

One beer 4hrs before bed time isn't what is causing my fatigue. I understand heavy drinking is counter productive to a restful nite of sleep but not the case here.

d

You never know tho. For some people it's caffeine that causes the fatigue. Why not experiment and not drink the beer for a few weeks?

Also, for many people, it takes longer than six weeks to start feeling more rested. Some many months and for some, the day time tiredness doesn't get much better even tho, like you, their numbers are quite good. For sure, the majority don't feel an immediate difference. After six months of steady use, if the fatigue isn't any better, I'd have a chat with your doctor.

[darco]

Stop drinking before bed. Look up Alcohol in the 'Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine' under the 'substance and medication' appendix.

One beer 4hrs before bed time isn't what is causing my fatigue. I understand heavy drinking is counter productive to a restful nite of sleep but not the case here.

d

You never know tho. For some people it's caffeine that causes the fatigue. Why not experiment and not drink the beer for a few weeks?

Also, for many people, it takes longer than six weeks to start feeling more rested. Some many months and for some, the day time tiredness doesn't get much better even tho, like you, their numbers are quite good. For sure, the majority don't feel an immediate difference. After six months of steady use, if the fatigue isn't any better, I'd have a chat with your doctor.

Funny thing is, I don't drink alcohol during the week but Rite Aid had a sale on beer that I couldn't pass up
I don't see it any different than people who drink a glass of wine every nite.
Oh well
Thanks ems for your experienced reply

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[JDS74]

Hi Darco,
Welcome to the group.

I would suggest creating a pretty strict schedule for going to bed and try to keep to it.
One important thing is to not go to bed unless you intend to go to sleep with your machine on. Other bed times activities excluded

For example, no watching TV in bed, no reading, etc. just regular bed activities. After almost 3 years on CPAP therapy and being very careful with sleep hygiene, I notice that whatever my heart rate is when I get in bed, within 2 minutes it has dropped to my night time average of 55 or so and I'm ready to sleep.

You might want to keep a journal for a week or two of everything you eat and drink and the times associated.

I was able to identify my bad reaction to caffeine that way. Two or three Hershey's kisses in the morning and my night was really messed up - AHI and other parameters doubled. That is a really tiny amount of caffeine 10 hours before my bed time. It should have been completely gone by then.

It takes about 2 hours or so to metabolize alcohol, so 4 hours later, even though the buzz is long gone, about one-eighth is still floating around. If you are as sleep sensitive to alcohol as I am to caffeine, it could interfere with good sleep.