Anyone else with no success using CPAP?

[phoen1kx]

Any other person in this forum who has tried CPAP and feels no difference? How did you overcome it?

Surely I'm not the only person..

[cps22]

I've been on CPAP about 7 months, with no change in my sleep or how I feel. There doesn't appear to be much difference from the occasional nights when I don't use it at all, other than perhaps having slightly more O2 drops (though my average O2 overnight is about the same). I have a feeling that my issue has more to do with my slow shallow breathing and CAs than it does with any OAs that the CPAP is treating. I have a lot of flow limits - but if I increase my pressure, it increases my CAs. Or maybe I do get some relief from the CPAP, but it's counterbalanced by sleep disruption from all the CPAP gear and annoyance. 

[Jay51]

Fair question.  I got into sleep apnea treatment about 3 years ago. Probably like most people, I got into it to feel better (and have more energy).  Definitely a good motive.  Fast forward to today:  I feel better when I wake up in the morning.  Not super great every morning.  I am not going to lie.  But, knowing that my AHI (and SPO2) levels are much improved is "success" to me personally from a health prospective.  It is success from a sleep apnea treatment prospective and a bit of an improvement from the feeling standpoint.  

I have seen others here at ApneaBoard with this same question (or similar).  It would seem to me if a person got their AHI (and SPO2) levels near normal (and very importantly: optimized as well as possible) and have used cpap therapy for a good period of time (say a couple of months; or better maybe 6 months or a year even), then if they don't feel better, then I would think that there is another reason for not feeling well.  It may take years to get fully optimized in treatment and some people never get completely optimized IMO (correct machine, correct pressures, acceptable mask, etc.).  Sleep apnea would be ruled out as the cause of feeling bad (or low energy) it seems.  It might take some more effort trying to figure out that piece of the puzzle though. 

Just my opinion from my experience here (and experience working in the healthcare field).  Disagree with me if you want to.  YMMV.