Having written so much about my insomnia, I just didn't have the emotional wherewithal to tackle the elephant that is romping around my bedroom. And sleep deprivation from insomnia is no easier to live with than sleep deprivation from anything else, including bad untreated OSA.archangle wrote:We're ignoring the elephant in the room.
Insomnia is the most common side effect. Probably the most severe side effect and the one that makes the most people quit CPAP.
Thank you for saying this! I sincerely believe that much of my long drawn out war with the insomnia that is no longer feeding on the BiPAP, but that was TRIGGERED and intially grew strong and fat by my difficult adjustment could have been avoided had I been warned that the pressure could bother me in numerous ways, that a dry mouth and a dry nose indicate things that can be dealt with, that aerophagia is both common and possible to address by pressure adjustments, trying different masks, and even moving on to BiPAP and then been told/invited to contact the sleep doctor's office as soon as any of these issues started to raise their heads.Having something like the larva from alien attached to your face makes some people have a hard time sleeping. And the pressure, noise, dry throat, leaks, pressure in the ears, gas in the stomach, difficulty inhaling, etc.
It's something you need to be prepared for.
But nope, all I was told was, "You will feel better in a couple of weeks." and "We'll see you a month after you start CPAP."
You can usually work through the problems, get used to some things, etc. If you need CPAP, the improvement in your health will probably be worth it. Without CPAP, you're being partially strangled several times a night, and that has a bad effect on the quality of your sleep and has a number of bad direct side effects on your health.[/quote]
