Remstar Auto in Wake Up Mode???

Sleeping With The Enemy · Post by **Sleeping With The Enemy** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:06 pm

I haven't been sleeping like I should. I am now waking up every couple of hours and doing the roaming around the house/bathroom thing.

I use the Remstar Auto w C-Flex set from 6-14. My pressure is usually 12 or so.

I went to the ENT today and he thinks its the auto that is waking me up. Told me to turn the pressure down and go to straight CPAP at 10 and see how that works?

He talked about losing weight and surgery. He said that since my SA is so severe 67 episodes every hour, my chances of this going away even if I lose weight and have surgery are not that great.

I was thinking I could get a jumpstart on my weight loss by having the surgery. He said most people lose 15-20 pounds in 2 weeks. He did not suggest this as a way to lose weight.

I just want to start sleeping through the night. My husband does and so many people I've talked to do, it must feel great to sleep all night.

Sleeping with the Enemy

-SWS · Post by **-SWS** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:11 pm

Heidi, have you tried taking melatonin before bed time? Works like a charm for me.

Sleeping With The Enemy · Post by **Sleeping With The Enemy** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:13 pm

Nope! I tried Trazadone and that was okay but felt drugged up in the morning. Is it expensive? Can you get a prescription?

Bullwinkle · Post by **Bullwinkle** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:45 pm

Melatonin: over the counter "supplement". About $10 for 120 tablets/capsules at your favorite grocery store pharmacy.

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:06 pm

Read this, http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/melatonin.html and note espeicially:

In earlier research, scientists led by Professor Richard Wurtman, principal investigator for the current study, showed that only a small dose of melatonin (about 0.3 milligrams) is necessary for a restful effect. Taken in that quantity, it not only helps people fall asleep, but also makes it easier for them to return to sleep after waking up during the night--a problem for many older adults.

The researchers also found, however, that commercially available melatonin pills contain 10 times the effective amount. And at that dose, "after a few days it stops working," said Wurtman, director of MIT's Clinical Research Center and the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Professor. When the melatonin receptors in the brain are exposed to too much of the hormone, they become unresponsive.

(My emphasis)
I have no personal experience with it one way or the other. Best of luck in whatever you try!
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Sleeping With The Enemy · Post by **Sleeping With The Enemy** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:13 pm

Thanks for the info, I have to try something. I need to sleep all night. I can probably count how many times I've slept all night on my fingers and toes. I'm 37 this is insane.

These 2 a.m., feedings are doing nothing for my figure.

-SWS · Post by **-SWS** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:42 am

I've always taken the 1 mg tablets (smallest OTC commercially available dose). Since this is not an FDA regulated drug, the dosage itself is not a well controlled quantity in the U.S. A 1 mg melatonin tablet from "Brand A" may contain more or less melatonin than a 1 mg melatonin tablet from "Brand B". At least that's what my doctor tells me.

You know the old saying "your mileage may vary". That seems very true from all the message board anecdotes I've read about melatonin. Some get no results whatsoever (and that study from Ozij just may explain a large part of that) while others report great results with melatonin. I am surprised at how often I lay awake staring at the ceiling, only to remember that I forgot to take my melatonin. I take it, then I'm asleep in under twenty minutes.

hockeydad · Post by **hockeydad** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:25 pm

As someone who has had the surgury, I definitly would not recommend it for weight loss. I did drop a few pounds, but it wasn't nearly worth the pain I went through. When they told me a 2 week recovery, I was like "ya, right, I'll be fine". Wrong. I was off my feet competely for 3-4 days, was more like 3-4 weeks before I was "back to normal".

I would not recommend the surgury to anyone, it hurts like hell, and it didn't help me one bit.

Remstar Auto in Wake Up Mode???

Remstar Auto in Wake Up Mode???

melatonin research