coffee wrote:I used to have an old pc laptop I used only for checking the encore pro software. After the laptop died I stopped checking the stats myself.
But It looks like there are now a few options for viewing Windows applications on my Mac with minimal effort & cost. Time to get back to self-analyzing the data...
The data can provide some powerful motivation to keep plugging away when it's good. And when it's not, it can provide some ideas on what things might need to be tweaked to help therapy be more effective and less annoying.
My sleep is fairly regular. About 8 hours a night. No thrashing or tossing and turning. Wake up once, sometimes twice for bathroom. No tv, or computer in bedroom, those activities, and reading, are mostly done in other rooms.
Last cup of coffee is usually around 4pm, sometimes later if there are evening plans...
I'm physically active during the day and relatively fit.
It may be a good idea to try to limit the coffee to no later than noon.
It's also a bit unusual that you're still waking up needing to go the bathroom once or twice a night.
Do you know what the data looked like the last time you had the DME check it?
I take Hydrochlorothiaz for high blood pressure (which I didn't have until sleep apnea), and Citalopram which seems to help keep me from getting distraught and irritable about my continuing weariness.
Drowsiness is listed as a side effect of Hydrochlorothiaz.
Sleepiness and unusual drowsiness, difficult with concentrating, and lethargy are all listed as side effects of Citalopram.
So it may be a good idea to check with the docs who prescribed these medicines about whether they may be contributing to your on-going problems with the continuing weariness. And also whether there are alternative meds that may cause less of a problem if either of these meds are contributing to the continuing weariness.
It's tough, after years of fatigue and discouragement, it's hard to remain energetic about finding a solution to this problem.
You hear about people who bounce back to life after beginning CPAP, but it's obviously not the case for many of us.
Yes, it's tough. It's also hard to not get jealous of those folks who find that CPAP makes a miraculous difference almost immediately. But unfortunately we have to play the hand of cards we're dealt with. Good luck with finding some answers.
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