Sleepwalking?

Hi there, I have been using CPAP for almost a month (as of the 15th)

Last night I noticed something very interesting and alarming. I went to MY bed around 12:45-1:00am with my CPAP mask and chin strap on. I then wake up at 5:40 in the bedroom right next door to mine with no blankets on, obviously no CPAP mask on, but chin strap still in tact! I have no idea how I ended up there, I asked my parents if they seen/heard me move there, etc, and nothing.

I will admit I went to bed a little tipsy last night... but nothing major, or anything I am not used to. There are only two things I can think happened... first (which I hope) is because I was "tipsy" (not drunk, not out of it by any means) I woke up and went to the washroom ,and half assed went into the room right next to mine. This doesn't seem entirely likely as I usually remember waking in the middle of the night. Obviously the second thought is that I was sleep walking.

What's even more interesting to me is that I can check how long I had my CPAP on before I wandered off. Looks like it was on for 3:36 minutes, so if I went to bed at 1am.. I woke at 4:36, and woke up in the other bed at 5:40am. So between that time something happened.

Anyways, this is more of me venting than anything, I was absolutely terrified when I woke in the other bed and actually realized I wasn't in my own. I had woken a couple times while I was in the other bed but was not completely aware of that fact that "hey, I aint in my own bed anymore!" When I DID figure it out though, as I said, I was pretty scared and very confused.

I sure hope this doesn't become a frequent thing, I have never experienced anything like this before in my life. I do take an anti-depressant each night as well as a beta blocker twice a day (which I have read could contribute to sleep walking?)

Just an idea, but would your MD be ok with your taking the antidepressant (which one?) in the a.m. instead of pm's, as it could interfere with Cpap, and/or aggravate OSA, plus I'm not at all sure beta blockers are a good idea in people with OSA, another thing to talk to your MD (or sleep doc) about. Obviously something happened overnight, and the combo of all that plus alcohol likely sent you to the wrong room. I wouldn't get too anxious about the one incident, but it all definitely needs looking into, not from the point of your having switched rooms, but from the other things I mentioned.

Antidepressants and alcohol are not good combinations.

I know anti-depressants and alcohol shouldn't be mixed. I've been on these meds for years and years with no harmful effects.

To answer your question I take mirtazapine aka Remeron. No, I cannot take this in the morning as it is strictly meant to be taken at night as it's supposed to have a sedative effect (which has worn off from years of use however) Why would my medication interfere with CPAP in any way? Also to note, I have seen my doctor since being put on CPAP and he had nothing to say about the combination of my medication and CPAP treatment. Also, why are beta blockers bad for CPAP? Both my family doctor and sleep therapist both know what meds I take and when.. so I think they would have stepped in to say something then.

I suppose I came here anxious right after waking, I didn't know where to post. This is clearly more of an anxiety issue than an OSA issue, I just needed to vent as it was very scary initially but that has since faded. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this as I don't want to be sleepwalking! Like I said, I was NOT drunk last night in any way, just buzzed. So I am 100% certain alcohol was not the cause of this, I do find it hard to believe that I would have been SO tired that I went into the wrong room though. If I notice this again I'll definitely be heading to my doctor.

Are you taking Ambien by chance? I have witnessed several people in the sleep lab take an Ambien and then do some weird things they swear they have never done.

Both beta blockers and antidepressants ("sedatives") work against Cpap, possibly making your OSA worse. The point of treating OSA, apart from the mechanical opening up of your airway is to help your daytime sleepiness, but if you knock yourself out at night it seems counterproductive and could even be dangerous. You need to give Cpap a chance. You might also find that now you're on it, you won't need the Remeron because half of us here were told we were depressed prior to being dx'd with OSA, but once we got a chance to sleep properly and wake up without the OSA hangover (or other chemical hangovers) we felt a lot better. In other words, if you don't need downers avoid them if at all possible.

No I don't take Ambien.

The beta blocker I take is not sedative, it does not make me tired at all. I take the beta blocker to treat high BP. The Remeron has no sedative effect on me anymore. After years of use, the medication doesn't make or help me sleep anymore. I swear that only lasted a few months and quickly faded. It does make me feel "normal" though, it helps reduce my anxiety.

I don't want to say for sure that they don't cause any extra drowsiness for me but I am pretty certain they don't. I also think both my sleep therapist and doctor would have stepped in and made changes if they thought it was necessary? I don't know but I will leave me faith and trust in them for the time being.

Perhaps the mix of alcohol and medications caused some sleepwalking episode or possibly when I woke up to use the washroom I had no recollection and ended up in the wrong room.. again, who knows. This has never happened before and although I don't like to admit I have drank on both these medications together since November and this has never happened.. obviously now I won't be drinking as much on my medications.

I have an appointment with the sleep therapist next month, my trial period is ending and I'll need to setup financing to purchase my own cpap machine, i'll discuss everything that's been happening over the last month with him.