Sleep apnoea is a term I’m hearing for the first time, because my doctor is starting to think that this might be the reason why I’m not sleeping properly.
So now I need to find out if I actually have sleep apnoea. I’ll be taking a little machine home with me (beginning of Spetember) and sleeping with it for a night. It will record what happens while I sleep, and then the doctor will analyse the results and let me know what’s going on — whether there is sleep apnoea or not.
I have to admit, it’s a little strange to suddenly have another possible explanation for my terrible sleep. I guess we’ll see what the machine says!
Have you ever had a sleep apnoea test? What was your experience like? And does anyone know if it’s okay to do the test while taking antidepressants / sleeping pils?
Ilze
P.S. I know I can ask that to ChatGPT, but I prefare YOUR ANSWERS!
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I can’t speak from my own experience but a friend of mine has Sleep Apnoea. He sleeps with a mask. It’s a drag but he does sleep alright after years of being tired every morning. So he finds its worth it. I wish you strength with the test Ilze!
Thank you for the comment! I just saw it! I do have sleep Apnoea! And I now wait for my machine to come… I rent one and try to sleep.. it’s odd and not comfortable 🙂
Sleep apnea is much talked about in Australia, but I do not know anyone who has actually been tested for it. Unfortunately I am a terrible sleeper – in the younger decades of my life we travelled around the world almost non-stop on business and, needing sleep, did resort to a lifelong usage of mild sleeping pills – two nights out of every three of mine could be better, but I am used to the vagaries by now. One thing which does help is a magnesium pill about an hour before sleep. i began using them to avoid severe leg cramps . . . but they have definitely given me better sleep . . .that is magnesium glycinate . . . there are seven different formulations.
I don’t tolerate the magnesium… in any form!
I hear the term sleep apnea all the time here and know some people who wear the masks at night. I don’t sleep very deeply, but I’ve never been tempted to be tested.
I have the Sleep Apnoea. New to me, trying out masks etc… will post about it!
I know quite a few people who have sleep apnea. The machine means they actually get a decent night’s sleep.
I have the machine (I rent while I wait for mine to come). I will post about it later on.
I had a test a few months ago. The machine is quite easy to deal with but I wasn’t confident with the result. I think I was so concerned/worried about what it would say that the worry kept me awake at the wrong times. Anyway, I have stopped worry and if I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t go back to sleep I make a cup of tea and read a book.
… I have kids to bring to school and jog to get to … so I can’t “just red a book” I’m tired all the time and turned out it was sleep apnoea.
Our daughter has the problem. Her experience confirms that it is OK to have the test while taking medication. I wish you well with the tests. You do well not trust AI for this
The AI is the one who gave me this idea.. turns out – i have bad sleep apnoea 🙂
My husband has it and has worn a CPAP machine at night for years. There is more than one type but I can’t remember the differences.
Two of my best friends were diagnosed with sleep apnea and were thrilled at the increased quality of life they’ve experienced now that they use a c-pap machine.
The husband of a friend of mine had sleep apnea for a year or two when he was drinking more wine than usual. When he cut back it stopped.
I don’t use alcohol or drugs… but i do have sleep apnoea… turns out in bad condition!
My husband did a sleep apnea test a few years ago – the c-pap machine helped him a lot!
Mine is not helping or… I want it to help right away. It’s been for 3 weeks now and I still tired…
Oh no! I hope it helps soon!
I hope so too! Also, I try not to think about – why it might not work as expected 🙂