RE: Difficulty Falling Asleep
I use a hose hanger that is located above and slightly behind my head. I don't even know that I have a hose attached.
RE: Difficulty Falling Asleep
I find that the Dreamwear makes noise if something is near the vent. There is a vent under the nose and one on top of the head. (I don't know why.) If the top of my head is near the headboard, I get noise. If I move down a few inches, it is much quieter.
Ambien helped me get used to cpap. A lot of sources say it should only be a temporary solution. It can be addictive. After a month or so it will be less effective. A few months will affect short term memory and can cause daytime sleepiness. I started out with 10 mg. After a couple months, I switched to 5 mg. A couple of months later, I recognized the memory loss issues. I switched to 2.5 mg. A year after I started, I take 2.5 mg 2 or 3 times a week.
Some people say melatonin helps, but I don't think so.
09-12-2019, 02:27 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-12-2019, 02:33 AM by ardenum.)
RE: Difficulty Falling Asleep
(09-11-2019, 01:51 PM)Vfrayer Wrote: I have read previous posts and threads concerning this issue, my difficulty is the Darth Vader-like sound that the rushing air creates in my head. I've tried to mask it with white noise via headphones, meditation, and relaxation routines. Prior to my cpap machine my breathing was very quiet and I fell asleep quickly. Now I must be completely exhausted before I turn on the machine and then it usually takes an hour to fall asleep. I'm averaging less than 6 hours a night and now have begun having morning headaches again. Sleep deprivation is equally as bad as apnea and is affecting the quality of my life. Does anyone take sleep medication? If so, are there unwanted side effects? I have had my machine for almost a year and have faithfully used it. I'm sure it has helped in some way, breathing is a good thing!
Thanks for reading, and I look forward to feedback.
I take zolpidem(ambien) 5mg, i take one before sleep, one in the middle of the night when I wake up, and sometimes one in the evening to nap for an hour or two. No side effects, I have been running this for months now, before I took Doxepin and it's effects lasted for 24h so it was not suitable. Zolpidem lasts for up to 2h so by the time I wake up it's already gone.
As for it being addictive? The way I see it, if you take something and you spiral out of control and end up homeless, that's an addiction. Can't sleep and you need that 1 little push to have a good nights sleep? That's not. I'm happily going to take this pill for the rest of my life if I can get good sleep on it.
RE: Difficulty Falling Asleep
I've been taking Diphenhydramine HCI (50 mg.) Soft-Gel Caplets for a few years now. I buy them over-the-counter @ Walmart. Bottle of 100 for $9.87.
For me, they work well. There are times if I go w/o, I simply cannot fall asleep. Even though they are intended to be a single dose, I take two.
I've tried other sleep aids in the past, and these seem to do the job for me. I don't particularly like taking a medication to fall to sleep, but the alternative of not sleeping is far worse. I never had an issue when I was younger with sleeping. But, as you grow older, things do change and it's not always a positive one at that.
Now, if I could just figure out a way so that I didn't have to get up so many times during the night to use the john.
RE: Difficulty Falling Asleep
Go to bed dehydrated. I drink little after my three or four vats of tee in the morning, maybe another two glasses of liquid. I might have a snack before bed, and that involves a glass of milk....supposed to help sleep. But, by the time I go to bed I don't have to pee again until morning. Hey, it works for me.
