MitzyG wrote:My untreated was 64 episodes per hour, pulse ox went down to 86%.
I wake up not wanting to get up at all. I eat, have my soda and I feel pretty decent. Then, it feels like the big crash........
I admit to struggling with depression. I also admit to struggling at work (unrelated to the sleep issues). Everything else in life is fine and I go through bouts when I feel very depressed but there's no reason for it! So when I read that the sleep apnea could cause it, I was thrilled. I have had my hormone levels and vitamin levels checked and corrected...I felt FAB afterwards, but then it "evened out" and I was tired/sad again..........
Not sure if you can relate to any of that.
I can relate very well. Your original AHI was almost exactly the same as mine. I also don't feel like getting out of bed in the morning, but I limit my sleep to 8.5 hours with the alarm.Once I am up and showered I feel pretty good, for about an hour, and then start to get very tired again. I also anticipated that my level of depression would improve ( and that my BP would drop). And of course I have also had my hormone and vitamin levels checked. I certainly feel depressed that my brain is not as sharp as it was, and sometimes I feel the depression may be self perpetuating. The more tired I feel the more depressed I get, which causes more exhaustion. I have noticed I feel more normal when I get involved in a conversation with friends. I don't know if that is because I have stopped dwelling on the things that depress me, or if it is simply because I am making an extra special attempt to concentrate more.
Julie wrote:Would both of you (Mitzi & Rick) be willing to forget - short term - what your machine says and try something new? Like a few days of mouth taping at night to see if you are in fact losing too much pap air that way?
Thanks for the suggestion Julie. Sometime ago I noticed I would wake up and discover just a wisp of air leaking through my slightly parted lips. I have used tape for about a dozen nights now without any noticeable improvement. When I did use the tape it was probably never more than 3 nights in a row, so it may not have been long enough to benefit from. I will give it another try.
