I'm a new member so I'll start with some background info. I was diagnosed with mild/moderate sleep apnea (I believe an ahi around 14) via a sleep study in early 2018, and was given a cpap machine at that time. I felt so much worse on the machine however that I gave up before the first week was over. I have since been continuously sleeping poorly and the same symptoms that prompted me to seek treatment have continued. So fast forward to today and I have seen a new doctor/clinic and have been setup with a new machine, the Dreamstation dsx500, which was prescribed based on the data from the 2018 sleep study.
I started sleeping with it on the 12th (two nights so far) and as it was the first time around I have felt absolutely abominable. The first night was actually not so bad but I had alcohol in my system so I'm sure that had an effect. Waking from the second night however (this morning) I felt like I was run over by a bus and caught a fever at the same time - headache, cold sweats, head pressure, brain fog like nobody's business, aches all over my body, jaw tension and teeth pain. A lot of the normal symptoms dialed up to 11 with the addition of those feverish qualities. I can barely function today.
It's a bit disheartening but I've read repeatedly for most it takes some getting used too. But I thought it better to reach out for some expertise and guidance which this forum provides.
Some details about me -
- Mid-twenties
- 5' 9"
- 160 lbs (Same weight as when the study was done)
- Mildly allergic to most things under the sun
- Small nasal canal (I believe, allergy specialist asked me open wide and said just that nearly induced snoring)
- Due to the above two statements am often a mouth breather, struggle most of the time to breathe through the nose.
- This is an odd one but the front side of neck is extremely sensitive - I cannot have anything touching/blowing on it, which causes me to unconsciously tuck my chin all the time. I only mention this because I've read that chin tucking can effect sleep.
I guess I'm wondering if I'm on the right path and just need to stick it out (which I will), or if there is something I could be doing to make the adjustment easier or more effective. And also it seems there are some data wizards here and I have just a vague idea of how to interpret the results, so any help on that front would be great.