I love the glasses analogy. I thought I had depression and adhd, we finally found the right treatment for me and I actually don’t have depression…I just wasn’t getting quality sleep
My personality also changed like yours did Scott. I was a very crabby woman before getting diagnosed because I wasn't getting any sleep at all. High blood pressure, chest pains, headaches, tired all day and night. Now I do feel better...thank God!!! We are the lucky ones that realized we had a problem.....can you imagine all the people out there that have no clue.
Jeez this sounds 100% me aged 34! My snoring is horrific and I've had a lot of surgery on the front of my neck so have a weak neck as a result. Getting my study in a few weeks
I have mild sleep apbea, I'm a skinny guy so surprised but happy with a diagnosis, waking up with rapid heart and palpitations, breathless during the day and constantly exhausted, starting with my CPAP machine soon. Although it's mild, the effects are certainly not mild; that's for sure.
Hey Joh, curious how you're doing. Im just like you, got diagnosed with mild apnea. I start. CPAP today. Im nervous because the mask doesn't feel great
This is my first week I wasnt waking up gasping but Boy does it help me get deep sleep! Cpap has changed my life . I have energy i feel like my sleep is actually working! Instantly better as soon as i got the mask to fit right now I am in the camp that shouldnt ever go without it! Game changer! I can concentrate better too!
@@digidrum2003 every night is different but when it fits good it doesnt bother me at all and other nights it feels weird and it affects my treatment cause I just take it off lol
@@digidrum2003 I hate the mask not going lie, but I just slept 6 hours for the first time in years man years. It's ok I will deal with it. I have tears in my eyes cause I feel good.
I have severe sleep apnea in an hour I have over 131.5 partial blockages and 95 full blockages in 3 hours my oxygen went down to 55% and people that have cpr have better oxygen levels then I do I got my cpap and in one night I can see the massive difference it’s changed my life
Thank you Scott! This is exactly how I feel. Mask is not a problem. Feeling a zillion times better. Looking WAY younger and losing weight as well using it. No more sleepy driving which was scary.
I literally cried waking up at 5am feeling like I could take on the world and support my family. I used to wake up feeling like shit for years. That was my first time using my cpap. Full mask for me.
This is great you have been diagnosed and have treatment. Your story sounds very similar to how I'm feeling. 34 and told I need BP meds. Snore like a bear all night.
Hey Scott I know you made this six years ago….my wife was on me about this for the last few years and I felt if I can lose weight it’d take care of itself….now I went in and begged for a referral yesterday. I now have a fib, hypertension, and can’t lose weight. I’m a nurse in an office and can’t stay on task, plus my sex drive took a hit, and I’m exhausted ALL the time. Working out is a monumental task. I’m almost 60, (look way younger) but feel terrible despite diet and exercise. I’m biting the bullet and doing this. You video is what I needed, thanks!
Update: I’m positive and severe at that….also during the treatment phase on CPAP, my heart converted back to normal sinus rhythm. Just waiting for my equipment.
I have had a spew of health issues. Anxiety, muscle twitching, heart palpitations, low blood pressure not high blood pressure. I had high blood pressure for awhile till I lost 60 pounds now I’m dealing with low blood pressure. Tired but can’t go to sleep in the evening. My doctors is saying all this is related to my sleep apnea. I really hope so I have a machine getting set up and can’t wait to get it. I really am tired of feeling like crap.
You're the first person I've found with the muscle twitching, i get them too.. have you got your machine yet and is it working? I've not had mine yet I'm still waiting
I could of slept 15 hours a day and I was still tired also fell asleep at the wheel....was about two inches from the semi. Found out it was sleep apnea. Hate wearing the mask but it's better then not waking up.
I see a lot of people keep on speaking about this t.co/YQt06Q9Wam But I'm not sure if it's good. Have you ever tried using this popular stop snoring method?
I feel the same way. Sometimes I get 12 hours of sleep on vacation and still feel like I ran a marathon in the night and still micronap and lose focus during the day so I'm going to see about getting a sleep study done. My Dr's office is in the process of working with my insurance to see what can be covered as far as split-study, separate studies, or in-home testing equipment.
@@DilanGilluly Hope you get in there soon, so you know if you have sleep apnea or not. The sooner the better.... Let us know what they find out. Good luck
Im 28 with depression,anxiety and high blood pressure and I’ve been a snoring for most of my life but maybe for a year or more now that sometimes i would of wake up in the middle of night gasping for air its a weird sensation tbh its like if if i was dead and then resuscitated 😮 but I ignored it and now just recently maybe 5 days now where I literally would just close my eyes to sleep and right before completely dosing off i would make this snorting/snoring sound it will wake me up. Anyways I’m definitely going to a Dr and getting a cpap machine. I will update after im on it for like a month to see if it actually works for me😊
Alight guys, I have apnea and getting my machine today. I get lots of anxiety before sleep and wake up suddenly out of breath and freaking out. Fast heart rate and felt like my heart was vibrating. Destroying my life tbh. I'm 27 years old and put off some weight from COVID. I was 170ish to 220 and I'm 5”11. I have to sleep in an incline or I will have repeated episodes. I WILL give a follow-up on this comment on how I feel after 2 weeks and a month. I will say if suspect Apena go get it checked out ASAP. The one part that sold it for me is heart damage. You will be a high risk for heart failure and stroke. I'm 27 so I'm young but smart enough to know that those parts of your body don't heal themselves after damage is done. Don't wait. I waited almost 2 years because I thought it was anxiety… truth was it was anxiety but it was caused by my apnea and it just created a terrible cycle physically and mentally. Don't wait and get the ball rolling! Call a doctor! Also, I got recommended by my dentist ironically. But either either way I got it done!
Great snapshot of the process which is very similar to my experience, though l put it off for 15 years before " pulling the trigger". I wish l hasn't waited so long now
I just discussed it with my Dr. today, as my constant drowsiness and the episodes where I wake up in the middle of the night gasping or mid-gasp are really starting to effect my life. He also ordered a split-study, and it went out for approval by my insurance company. I self medicated for years by never going to sleep on my back, which increases my episodes. But that's even starting to fail me as my past few gasping episodes I experienced while on my side. Hoping to hear back soon, but in the meantime, trying to find anything to manage. I have to be able to get to sleep without any sort of sedative (melatonin and others make it worse) for at least 7 hours to feel more rested, but I still don't feel that I'm within a normal range. As I can micro nap during rather interesting and fast-paced videos on RUclips or TV, and sometimes zonk out completely. I almost always listen to fast-paced music now and probably dance more than I should in order to not zonk out while driving.
How long does it take for it to make a difference? Been at it for a few weeks. I can tell I get better sleep but now I wake up groggy and need to sleep again a little later to feel decent.
Hey. I know im a month late but this is what i do. Im 15, so when i used to wake up with it i would panic but ill be unable to move. Now what i do (just woke up from it today) is to stay calm, and try your best to move your body because when you do so you tell your brain it's time to get up and the muscle relaxation thats causing the suffocation will stop
Don't be afraid to sleep though because less sleep increases the chance of having one ALOT. I hadn't had one in 5 months but once i pulled an a all nighter, it happened
its been 3 months now? how was it? . .im not a doctor. but an adult havibg same issue for so long...im male 36 yrs old. my sleep study requires me to use cpap on 2012 now 2020 8 years of lack of sleep. until finally cant sleep at all for few days. begging for help.cry. and almost lose hope. . 1st u need to check why u have this OSA. what cause Obstructive Sleep Apnea in your stituation. 2 since when? 3 overweight or ideal BMI? if u seriously overweight. losing weight would help ... try Keto Diet. its is easy. 4 if u have tonsilitis go visit ENT Doctor for tonsillectomy. like mine did tonsillectomy surgery 13 days ago. OSA gone in 1 day. gone forever. :) 5 if u suffer from anxiety there is no cure for anxiety. except finding the root cause of your OSA. anxiety will disappear when u have reason and how to treat OSA. 6 got it checked with a Doctor. 7 i do have trouble sleeping before my surgery. i feel u . please go get help. delayed will make anxiety worsen. lack of sleep would caused so many problems. cardiovascular desease. heart issue. kidney. hogh blood preassure just a few. go see a doctor please. immediately.
@@aminphg457 alr dont panic. Just work yourself out during the day and at night make some hot water. Dont use any electronics for the entire day either. Just until you can fall asleep
@@kinga9301 im okay now. my OSA gone forever after tonsillectomy n nose surgery 13 days ago... im healing ok...feeling grear sleeping is fun now. thanks for replying....
Diet and losing weight does help a lot, but having the energy and focus to stay with a healthy diet and not gorge yourself at 3pm cos you're stressed and exhausted, is a lot easier if you've had a good night's sleep 😴
I could not take a device with wind power like a weed wacker going down my throat.. tried every mask and nose torture device.. my 80 yr old mom swore that cpap saved her... i call bs on mom...she was batshit crazy.. the entire time she used cpap... she still....fell asleep everywhere and anywhere.. in like 2 sec.. her personality and her mobility didnt change a bit.. if you are rested after not being rested for yours.. you are going to be happier. Enthusiastic.. nothing about her changed... 70% of cpap users stop using the 2k device..if it helped this number would much lower
I’m at 266 and all of a sudden I’m having trouble le sleeping. This is the heaviest I’ve ever been as I roam around 220-200 normally. I feel like if I commit to lose weight things will hangs.
I love the glasses analogy. I thought I had depression and adhd, we finally found the right treatment for me and I actually don’t have depression…I just wasn’t getting quality sleep
My personality also changed like yours did Scott. I was a very crabby woman before getting diagnosed because I wasn't getting any sleep at all. High blood pressure, chest pains, headaches, tired all day and night. Now I do feel better...thank God!!! We are the lucky ones that realized we had a problem.....can you imagine all the people out there that have no clue.
Voice of Wisdom
So true. We’re so blessed to know
@@abelphilosophy4835 amen 🙏🏾🖤👑
I think this is awesome, I look forward to the breakthrough, thank you for sharing
Jeez this sounds 100% me aged 34! My snoring is horrific and I've had a lot of surgery on the front of my neck so have a weak neck as a result. Getting my study in a few weeks
@@lizziebeggimbo Glad your getting a sleep study done. Let us know what they find out. Good luck.
I have mild sleep apbea, I'm a skinny guy so surprised but happy with a diagnosis, waking up with rapid heart and palpitations, breathless during the day and constantly exhausted, starting with my CPAP machine soon. Although it's mild, the effects are certainly not mild; that's for sure.
Hey Joh, curious how you're doing. Im just like you, got diagnosed with mild apnea. I start. CPAP today. Im nervous because the mask doesn't feel great
@@christianlee9360 how is it going?
This is my first week I wasnt waking up gasping but Boy does it help me get deep sleep! Cpap has changed my life . I have energy i feel like my sleep is actually working! Instantly better as soon as i got the mask to fit right now I am in the camp that shouldnt ever go without it! Game changer! I can concentrate better too!
How long did it take you to get adjusted to wearing the mask?
@@digidrum2003 every night is different but when it fits good it doesnt bother me at all and other nights it feels weird and it affects my treatment cause I just take it off lol
@@haleberry5939 I hear ya....I just got mine....hope it works for me...I heard it takes time though.
@@digidrum2003 I hate the mask not going lie, but I just slept 6 hours for the first time in years man years. It's ok I will deal with it. I have tears in my eyes cause I feel good.
Just got my machine this week and looking forward to improved quality of life. Thanks for sharing your story!
How are you doing?
Just got mine today. Wish me 🤞🤞
@@johnnyblaze6220 I just slept 6 hours for the first time in 10 years. Dude wtf I feel pretty good.
@@stevesnodgrass7434 yeah I'm noticing a difference with me also. The machine works. Isn't it incredible?
@@johnnyblaze6220 it is, I need mine tweaked I am swolling to much air at night. But other the that it's great.
I have severe sleep apnea in an hour I have over 131.5 partial blockages and 95 full blockages in 3 hours my oxygen went down to 55% and people that have cpr have better oxygen levels then I do I got my cpap and in one night I can see the massive difference it’s changed my life
@@brandonmoore4201 upadstes?
Thank you Scott! This is exactly how I feel. Mask is not a problem. Feeling a zillion times better. Looking WAY younger and losing weight as well using it. No more sleepy driving which was scary.
I literally cried waking up at 5am feeling like I could take on the world and support my family. I used to wake up feeling like shit for years. That was my first time using my cpap. Full mask for me.
I'm strapped in and about to have my first night on it. I just pray my story has the happy ending yours has!
What a great bloke and a great insight in to it all. He’s clearly an intelligent guy and it’s so good that it’s having such a positive effect on him
This is great you have been diagnosed and have treatment. Your story sounds very similar to how I'm feeling. 34 and told I need BP meds. Snore like a bear all night.
Two nights and I just slept 6 hours, I know sounds silly. But I haven't slept 6 hours in 10 years.
Good to hear you solved you problem Scott and your life has improved. God bless.
Hey Scott I know you made this six years ago….my wife was on me about this for the last few years and I felt if I can lose weight it’d take care of itself….now I went in and begged for a referral yesterday. I now have a fib, hypertension, and can’t lose weight. I’m a nurse in an office and can’t stay on task, plus my sex drive took a hit, and I’m exhausted ALL the time. Working out is a monumental task. I’m almost 60, (look way younger) but feel terrible despite diet and exercise. I’m biting the bullet and doing this. You video is what I needed, thanks!
Update: I’m positive and severe at that….also during the treatment phase on CPAP, my heart converted back to normal sinus rhythm. Just waiting for my equipment.
I recommend everyone with sleep apnea to do drug induced sleep apnea where they put you to sleep and observe where exactly the obstruction occurs.
I have had a spew of health issues. Anxiety, muscle twitching, heart palpitations, low blood pressure not high blood pressure. I had high blood pressure for awhile till I lost 60 pounds now I’m dealing with low blood pressure. Tired but can’t go to sleep in the evening. My doctors is saying all this is related to my sleep apnea. I really hope so I have a machine getting set up and can’t wait to get it. I really am tired of feeling like crap.
You're the first person I've found with the muscle twitching, i get them too.. have you got your machine yet and is it working? I've not had mine yet I'm still waiting
Well done for sharing your experience with us thank you
I could of slept 15 hours a day and I was still tired also fell asleep at the wheel....was about two inches from the semi. Found out it was sleep apnea. Hate wearing the mask but it's better then not waking up.
Voice of Wisdom
Could have :)
I see a lot of people keep on speaking about this t.co/YQt06Q9Wam But I'm not sure if it's good. Have you ever tried using this popular stop snoring method?
I feel the same way. Sometimes I get 12 hours of sleep on vacation and still feel like I ran a marathon in the night and still micronap and lose focus during the day so I'm going to see about getting a sleep study done. My Dr's office is in the process of working with my insurance to see what can be covered as far as split-study, separate studies, or in-home testing equipment.
@@DilanGilluly Hope you get in there soon, so you know if you have sleep apnea or not. The sooner the better.... Let us know what they find out. Good luck
Im 28 with depression,anxiety and high blood pressure and I’ve been a snoring for most of my life but maybe for a year or more now that sometimes i would of wake up in the middle of night gasping for air its a weird sensation tbh its like if if i was dead and then resuscitated 😮 but I ignored it and now just recently maybe 5 days now where I literally would just close my eyes to sleep and right before completely dosing off i would make this snorting/snoring sound it will wake me up. Anyways I’m definitely going to a Dr and getting a cpap machine. I will update after im on it for like a month to see if it actually works for me😊
So how do you feel now?
Please anyone that reads this message. Stop leaving messages like this it really is just hurting pepple,that have a problem.
@@YHWHWILLBEDONE nah
Alight guys, I have apnea and getting my machine today.
I get lots of anxiety before sleep and wake up suddenly out of breath and freaking out. Fast heart rate and felt like my heart was vibrating. Destroying my life tbh. I'm 27 years old and put off some weight from COVID. I was 170ish to 220 and I'm 5”11.
I have to sleep in an incline or I will have repeated episodes.
I WILL give a follow-up on this comment on how I feel after 2 weeks and a month.
I will say if suspect Apena go get it checked out ASAP. The one part that sold it for me is heart damage. You will be a high risk for heart failure and stroke. I'm 27 so I'm young but smart enough to know that those parts of your body don't heal themselves after damage is done. Don't wait. I waited almost 2 years because I thought it was anxiety… truth was it was anxiety but it was caused by my apnea and it just created a terrible cycle physically and mentally.
Don't wait and get the ball rolling! Call a doctor! Also, I got recommended by my dentist ironically. But either either way I got it done!
Scott I hope you are living a wonderful, happy life. Enjoy!!
Great snapshot of the process which is very similar to my experience, though l put it off for 15 years before " pulling the trigger". I wish l hasn't waited so long now
I just discussed it with my Dr. today, as my constant drowsiness and the episodes where I wake up in the middle of the night gasping or mid-gasp are really starting to effect my life. He also ordered a split-study, and it went out for approval by my insurance company. I self medicated for years by never going to sleep on my back, which increases my episodes. But that's even starting to fail me as my past few gasping episodes I experienced while on my side. Hoping to hear back soon, but in the meantime, trying to find anything to manage. I have to be able to get to sleep without any sort of sedative (melatonin and others make it worse) for at least 7 hours to feel more rested, but I still don't feel that I'm within a normal range. As I can micro nap during rather interesting and fast-paced videos on RUclips or TV, and sometimes zonk out completely. I almost always listen to fast-paced music now and probably dance more than I should in order to not zonk out while driving.
Is severe sleep apnea curing as much as obstructive this is a major contributor to me having diabetes and hypertension.
Met prof Coner Burke there at the Bon's today. What a lovely;y guy. Has the ball rolling. Gave me hope.
How has it been for you since?
Changed my life big time
How long does it take for it to make a difference? Been at it for a few weeks. I can tell I get better sleep but now I wake up groggy and need to sleep again a little later to feel decent.
How are you doing now?
Still waiting on results from sleep study. Feel like hell.
do you have an update?
hope you get better
How has it been for you? I pray everything is better, I am waiting on a sleep study myself 🙏🏾🖤👑
Awewsome, thanks!!!
I'm frightened to sleep because my brain wakes up before my body. And then I feel as if I'm suffocating.. Can anyone help or give advice.
Hey. I know im a month late but this is what i do. Im 15, so when i used to wake up with it i would panic but ill be unable to move. Now what i do (just woke up from it today) is to stay calm, and try your best to move your body because when you do so you tell your brain it's time to get up and the muscle relaxation thats causing the suffocation will stop
Don't be afraid to sleep though because less sleep increases the chance of having one ALOT. I hadn't had one in 5 months but once i pulled an a all nighter, it happened
its been 3 months now? how was it?
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.im not a doctor. but an adult havibg same issue for so long...im male 36 yrs old. my sleep study requires me to use cpap on 2012 now 2020 8 years of lack of sleep. until finally cant sleep at all for few days. begging for help.cry. and almost lose hope.
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1st u need to check why u have this OSA. what cause Obstructive Sleep Apnea in your stituation.
2 since when?
3 overweight or ideal BMI? if u seriously overweight. losing weight would help ... try Keto Diet. its is easy.
4 if u have tonsilitis go visit ENT Doctor for tonsillectomy. like mine did tonsillectomy surgery 13 days ago. OSA gone in 1 day. gone forever. :)
5 if u suffer from anxiety there is no cure for anxiety. except finding the root cause of your OSA. anxiety will disappear when u have reason and how to treat OSA.
6 got it checked with a Doctor.
7 i do have trouble sleeping before my surgery. i feel u . please go get help. delayed will make anxiety worsen. lack of sleep would caused so many problems. cardiovascular desease. heart issue. kidney. hogh blood preassure just a few. go see a doctor please. immediately.
@@aminphg457 alr dont panic. Just work yourself out during the day and at night make some hot water. Dont use any electronics for the entire day either. Just until you can fall asleep
@@kinga9301 im okay now. my OSA gone forever after tonsillectomy n nose surgery 13 days ago...
im healing ok...feeling grear
sleeping is fun now. thanks for replying....
Does sleep apnea cause you to talk a lot and have outbursts during your sleep a lot?
scott is my white counter part. what he was saying is what im was going through
Its all diet.. I went from sleep apnea to zero snoring when i did gets on and stopped drinking
Diet and losing weight does help a lot, but having the energy and focus to stay with a healthy diet and not gorge yourself at 3pm cos you're stressed and exhausted, is a lot easier if you've had a good night's sleep 😴
Scott… I’m curious what your extenuating circumstances were. 😅 I noticed you chuckled so I can only imagine.
Thanks for your account.
I could not take a device with wind power like a weed wacker going down my throat.. tried every mask and nose torture device.. my 80 yr old mom swore that cpap saved her... i call bs on mom...she was batshit crazy.. the entire time she used cpap... she still....fell asleep everywhere and anywhere.. in like 2 sec.. her personality and her mobility didnt change a bit.. if you are rested after not being rested for yours.. you are going to be happier. Enthusiastic.. nothing about her changed... 70% of cpap users stop using the 2k device..if it helped this number would much lower
you got energy man but your face not :D
I was thinking that the interview what taken after a night of apnea actually...
I’m at 266 and all of a sudden I’m having trouble le sleeping. This is the heaviest I’ve ever been as I roam around 220-200 normally. I feel like if I commit to lose weight things will hangs.