Periodic Limb Movement

Today I got my sleep study report and it's worse than I thought. My AHI was 43 during the study. With cpap it went down to 2.5. My SA02 down to 85% and with cpap went up to 95%. Okay so I know it's bad and I've been on cpap for a few months without noticing too much of a difference. I see at the bottom of the study "Periodic Limb movement during sleep-37 times an hour..that's really bad! No wonder I'm still tired! So I'm going to see the doc about that now!! Anyone else have this problem??

kerianncpap wrote:Today I got my sleep study report and it's worse than I thought. My AHI was 43 during the study. With cpap it went down to 2.5. My SA02 down to 85% and with cpap went up to 95%. Okay so I know it's bad and I've been on cpap for a few months without noticing too much of a difference. I see at the bottom of the study "Periodic Limb movement during sleep-37 times an hour..that's really bad! No wonder I'm still tired! So I'm going to see the doc about that now!! Anyone else have this problem??

Were the limb movements associated with arousals?

Below are links to a couple prior discussions on limb movements. Quite a few of us on here have that problem. Depending on the cause of your limb movements, they may or may not improve with cpap. Was that count from your diagnostic report or the titration report? If the limb movements are related to the effort to breathe, they should improve with cpap. If they increase when using cpap, then it may be Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, which will need to be addressed separately from the OSA treatment. There are meds out there for PLMD, and I've been on various ones for over 10 years. I would recommend exploring every other option first before resorting to the meds. That said, if they are severely disruptive to sleep and affecting quality of life, meds may become necessary. Your doctor will likely order iron studies and a ferritin level, as there seems to be a tendency toward lower levels in those with movement issues. Getting and keeping the ferritin level in the higher range of normal is recommended. Magnesium supplements are helpful to some. I take a calcium-magnesium-zinc combo with Vit D plus a few other things. Intensive exercise is supposed to help, as well as warm soaks before bedtime. I use a foot spa. If all these efforts don't help, then it may be time to consider meds.


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