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D.H. wrote:You should be afraid.

Sylvia54 wrote:

allchokedup wrote:

Julie wrote:You say currently not treating for OSA... you're not on Cpap then? Why not if you need to be (getting up a few times to pee is a classic symptom, usually disappears within few days on Cpap).

I've never heard of diarrhea being a problem however, so would go back to your MD on that. Again, why aren't you on Cpap - or have you not had a sleep study yet?

Leave magnesium out of it for the moment - it's the least of your worries. I take it for other reasons, but only a small amt daily and it doesn't affect bathroom habits.

Hi...

I was diagnosed via home study about 2 years ago, tried CPAP, it was a nightmare, so I quit. I'm scheduled to see an ENT to see what they think about my throat and tongue etc.

To be clear, the magnesium is being excreted, whether I take any or not. It's a very important mineral, and I don't want to become deficient (especially cuz I also have MVP and a severe mitral leak.

Thanks!
-m

Interesting. I also have sleep apnea, MPV, and otherwise unexplained early morning loose stool, like everything goes through me too fast. This has improved somewhat after starting cpap. Sleep apnea affects my nervous system in a big way and seems to speed everything up. (For awhile I thought I had hyperthyroid but thyroid tests normal). Three years ago I was checked out by a gastro clinic, drank the moviprep stuff for a colonoscopy. That night, low and behold, I slept through the night for the first time in months that year. I knew there was something in that moviprep that did it, probably magnesium? Then for the following 10 days or so, I actually slept 7-8 hrs a night and felt pretty good before the insomnia started back up. I started on cpap a few months ago and progress with sleep, etc is slow and intermittent. It has helped my restless legs and numbness disappear most of the time now. Hope the ENT can help you. My ENT told me I have overcrowding at the back of my mouth. I'm sure it's a small airway that causes my sleep breathing disorder. Maybe it's more like UARS than sleep apnea. Like some others who post here, I had crowded teeth and orthodontic treatment as a teenager.

Julie wrote:Look, you're getting way off course and that stuff may be interesting, but it won't help you now. Please... concentrate . If you can afford an inexpensive machine you can titrate yourself at home without a 'study'. Can you do that - we'll tell you what to get where.

Julie wrote:Hi, I recommend that you first get a summing up of your overall med. situation either from your GP or another one... unless you know where you stand now, it'll be hard to go forward. Second, I would get referred to a psychologist specializing in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), and most do that these days, because that program can go surprisingly quickly and be very effective in anxiety problems. Look up CBT on the net and you'll learn a lot just by doing that. Telling you that little old ladies and actual babies are on Cpap won't help you until you address your problems.

avi123 wrote: I would not follow advice from posters on this website.

Hi..

Very interesting. I'm also very "tightly wound" it would seem. I've read some about dysautonomia and MVP Syndrome other nervous system stuff that could be the cause. Do you know what's in the colon stuff? I'm supposed to have a scope job, too, but I'm too stressed out right now. How bad is your valve? Any regurgitation?

Thanks!
-m