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I am trying to shift my circadian rhythm to match the daytime more. Yesterday, I slept at 11pm which is an hour earlier than my usual bedtime. Also did some biking and light gym around 8pm - 9pm.

Attaching my chart from last night. I used min pressure = max pressure = 7. Also had melatonin 9mg.

Any recommendations? I am seeing around 10 CAs during my 9h sleep. I might have been awake during some of those CAs. 

I had a lot of short and long awakenings. Felt the same as usual after waking up. 

Very sleepy all day as usual.

Tried one nap from ~12 - 1pm. Did not fall fully asleep.
Tried another nap from 1:30 to 2:30pm. Did fall asleep but got woken up during a dream.

Trying to reduce my caffeine      intake too and limit it by 5/6pm.

Thanks for reading.
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There seems to be a lot of movement with your mask. Spiky areas on the leak chart suggest mask movement. Your leak rate is fine as it won't affect therapy, but all that movement and looks like some mouth breathing can cause arousals, some that you're not aware of. This alone can affect how you feel the next day. I don't have a solution for that, except to check the fit of the pillows.

The CA's aren't too bad as we all see some now and then. But if you want to experiment, move the EPR setting to 2 for a few nights and observe.
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As far as CPAP is going, you're doing well. If you continue to have a CA index of over around 2, you can try reducing EPR to 2, as Opal Rose suggests, though I'd wait a few nights before making the change, since CAs are notoriously variable from one night to the next. In any case, your CAs are not a problem. If they reflect arousals, then the arousals are a problem, though they may start declining as you get used to CPAP and change some of your habits.

It's good you are trying to get your sleep schedule a little better aligned with day/night. Exercise in general certainly helps us sleep better, but most professionals advise against exercising too close to bedtime. If you can get your exercise earlier, do.

Here is information about caffeine: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/ar...to-quit-it

One big takeaway: "Six hours after caffeine is consumed, half of it is still in your body. It can take up to 10 hours to completely clear caffeine from your bloodstream." This suggests to me that you'd be smart to try avoiding caffeine starting at around lunch time. The way I reduced caffeine was to mix caf and decaf coffee, changing the proportion gradually until I was off caffeine. Do whatever works best for you.

Finally, as Opal Rose says, you should try hard to break the nap habit. Tough in the short run, but with potentially good payoff in the the long run.
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