Hello,ameriken wrote:What was your diagnosis? How severe is your sleep apnea? CPAP therapy is not just about getting a good nights sleep, it's about being able to breathe again at night. While you may still feel sleepy, it is likely you are breathing with the machine. As long as you are breathing again, you have stopped doing damage to your body because of O2 deprivation and you've reduced your risk of future heart problems, stroke, etc.
As for how long, it can be overnight or it could be days, weeks, and for some maybe even months. Search the forum for 'sleep debt'. Your body may just need time to catch up on lost sleep and now that you are breathing again, your body may be desiring the good sleep that the machine is giving you and it may just take some time.
I've been on a machine for about 6 weeks and my results have been slow as well. It's just taking time but I can tell I am recovering and getting better. So if you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and other breathing issues, then CPAP is not a convenience, it is a necessity.
Keep the machine, stick with the therapy, and do some research on the forum. The results will follow.
Moderate to severe sleep apnea-32 events per hour on average. Yes I plan to stick it out, I will buy the machine from a resource I found inthis forum as my clinic wants $2400.00 just for the machine, hose etc extra$ A few days I have felt a little better but most of the week & a half-they are giving me two weeks then I pay-I can honestly tell them it isn't worth 2400. for this.