Really struggling feeling exhausted

Stevied12064 · Post by **Stevied12064** » Sun Aug 08, 2021 3:22 pm

Hello , I finally got used to cpap and have been sleeping 5-6 hrs a night I use a res med air sense 10 . The app is use to track my numbers are all high scores with minimal apnea’s 1.5 an hour but I feel like I’m still tossing and turning . I was diagnosed with restless leg syndrome . My prob is By noon time the next day I’m exhausted to a point where I just wanna sit on the couch . I have no drive to do anything in 57 to in great shape too . Any advice would really help

Thanks ,
Steve

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Sun Aug 08, 2021 3:53 pm

Is your machine an auto?

If so (or not) what are pressure settings?

Can you download Oscar (see Stickies top of forum for DL, but not to a phone) and post results in this thread - whatever app you have is nothing compared to Oscar, which is very comprehensive (don't post the calendar or pie chart tho' please

).

Kargurin · Post by **Kargurin** » Sun Aug 08, 2021 4:46 pm

My primary doc also diagnosed me with RLS but I still went to a sleep and lung center to get help on my sleeping issues. The doc working with me there says that RLS likely won't effect sleep unless it is bad enough to where you need to walk around during the night. My primary doc prescribed RLS drugs but the problem is that I'm allergic to them. Sensitive to drugs that effect serotonin or dopamine. He prescribed instead vitamin B shots and Vitamin D supplements. Didn't do a thing for my sleep.

I suggest you go to a sleep center if you haven't already. They treat more than apnea. Btw diabetes can cause fatigue as well as other things. But I feel your pain..... My sleep has gone down the tubes ever since I started working at home half the week with two widely different sleep schedules. I just started with the Airsense 10 and hoping for the best.

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Sun Aug 08, 2021 4:58 pm

A bit of history here.
Complaint was excessive sleepiness.
Fatigue/exhaustion is not necessarily the same thing as excess sleepiness.

Which is it?

Actually RLS is well known to impact sleep quality and affect both fatigue and drowsiness....and you don't have to "dance around all night" to have it impact how you feel during the day.

https://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php? ... 3#p1389693

zonker · Post by **zonker** » Sun Aug 08, 2021 5:18 pm

Stevied12064 wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 08, 2021 3:22 pm
Hello , I finally got used to cpap and have been sleeping 5-6 hrs a night I use a res med air sense 10 .

did you ever start weaning of of the clonazepam?

Stevied12064 · Post by **Stevied12064** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:45 am

My doctor said where I take it at night the affect should wear off by morning thus shouldn't be affecting me during the day.

ChicagoGranny · Post by **ChicagoGranny** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:09 am

Stevied12064 wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:45 am
My doctor said where I take it at night the affect should wear off by morning thus shouldn't be affecting me during the day.

Fire that doctor!

Clonazepam shows a much slower elimination with a half-life of 20 to 80 hours.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1687613/

How much do you take?

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:11 am

Stevied12064 wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:45 am
My doctor said where I take it at night the affect should wear off by morning thus shouldn't be affecting me during the day.

Your doctor is wrong.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1687613/

Clonazepam shows a much slower elimination with a half-life of 20 to 80 hours. The rate of decline of plasma benzodiazepine concentration may be an important factor in determining the number of daily doses necessary to maintain optimal anti-panic effects and to minimize rebound anxiety and withdrawal effects. Clonazepam, which has a longer half-life, would be expected to have some advantages over the other drugs

ChicagoGranny · Post by **ChicagoGranny** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:42 am

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Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:20 pm
Hi, sorry I haven't been on here in ages.

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