05-15-2015, 06:14 AM
2nd night and feel like this is miraculous!
Yesterday, I started treatment and had a rough night. I felt all night like I couldn't exhale, and it kept me awake. Then, I read on this forum that sometimes the issue is the pressure being too low and the pillow being too tight, so I upped the pressure and took away the ramp, and loosened my mask. Result: amazing! I slept 9 hours, and my husband said I did not move at all. I woke up at 6:30 AM on my own, which never happens, and actually felt rested. I feel like crying, as I have not felt this way for many, many years. I had no idea the apnea was afecting me so much!
My apnea is mild- 13.2, and I am only 37. I thought that I was "too young" to have sleep apnea, but my doctors now think I have probably had if my entire life. My whole life, I have experienced terrible night terrors. It is common to have these as a child, but very rare to continue to have them as an adult. However, I still do, and it got to the point where I was afraid to go to sleep, they were that bad. Since many of these night terrors center around me gasping for air or feeling like I was going to die, my sleep doctor thinks that disordered breathing may have been a major cause. I really hope so, so that we can treat it.
I am a mother or 2 young kids (4 and 2) and I work full time as a professor. My kids are not good sleepers- they have always woken up a lot at night, so over the last 4 years I have been very sleep deprived. I also have an intense work schedule, having just earned tenure, published a book and any articles in addition to my regular teaching schedule. I am proud of how I have balanced my beautiful children and my career over the last 4 years, but, honestly, I have been so completely exhausted that I have not known what to do. I knew that the utter exhaustion I felt every single day was unsustainable, but didn't know what to do. I gained 30 pounds after having my children. My blood sugar is high and I have prediabetes. Now, I know that my sleep problems have been contributing to this. I can't imagine how my life might change if I wake up every day feeling like I do right now. I don't want to get too overexcited, but I finally have some hope!
I simply must get this figured out. My parents both have severe apnea. My aunt died at 50 due to stroke and heart conditions that we now think were likely related to her diagnosed but untreated sleep apnea. My dad's whole family has a history of early death (before 60) that may be due to sleep apnea. This is important.
Thank you all for the amazing information you provide- reading your forums helped me ask for a good machine and make important adjustments that led to my goodnight last night. Thank you times a million. I hope this keeps up!
My apnea is mild- 13.2, and I am only 37. I thought that I was "too young" to have sleep apnea, but my doctors now think I have probably had if my entire life. My whole life, I have experienced terrible night terrors. It is common to have these as a child, but very rare to continue to have them as an adult. However, I still do, and it got to the point where I was afraid to go to sleep, they were that bad. Since many of these night terrors center around me gasping for air or feeling like I was going to die, my sleep doctor thinks that disordered breathing may have been a major cause. I really hope so, so that we can treat it.
I am a mother or 2 young kids (4 and 2) and I work full time as a professor. My kids are not good sleepers- they have always woken up a lot at night, so over the last 4 years I have been very sleep deprived. I also have an intense work schedule, having just earned tenure, published a book and any articles in addition to my regular teaching schedule. I am proud of how I have balanced my beautiful children and my career over the last 4 years, but, honestly, I have been so completely exhausted that I have not known what to do. I knew that the utter exhaustion I felt every single day was unsustainable, but didn't know what to do. I gained 30 pounds after having my children. My blood sugar is high and I have prediabetes. Now, I know that my sleep problems have been contributing to this. I can't imagine how my life might change if I wake up every day feeling like I do right now. I don't want to get too overexcited, but I finally have some hope!
I simply must get this figured out. My parents both have severe apnea. My aunt died at 50 due to stroke and heart conditions that we now think were likely related to her diagnosed but untreated sleep apnea. My dad's whole family has a history of early death (before 60) that may be due to sleep apnea. This is important.
Thank you all for the amazing information you provide- reading your forums helped me ask for a good machine and make important adjustments that led to my goodnight last night. Thank you times a million. I hope this keeps up!
on the great night! You'll have good days and not so good days but it sounds like you nailed down the pressure just right. 
