Depression and OSA

People with depression are five times more likely to have a breathing-related sleep disorder, according to a Standford University Study.

CPAPtalk member DSM suggests that the connection between OSA and depression is cyclical:

1.OSA/CA => 2.Decline in well being* => 3. depression => 4. sluggishness & lack of will to exercise => 5. increase in weight => 6. worse OSA/CA => go to 3.

note: *Stage 2 can be understood further as OSA related arousals occasion a release of cortisol. Chronic elevated cortisol is thought to be the main culprit that causes the brain damage (you might call it) which eventuates in mood and anxiety disorders across the board. -brain_cloud