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Thanks, will try to be patient and hope for improvement!
Recently diagnosed with sleep apnea, score of 17. Have been using cpap ResMed airsense 10 with Fisher & Paykel Simplus face mask for about 9 days now. Prior to starting to use cpap I would wake up, feel alert, go to work and then start to have excessive drowsiness while working (sitting at computer) and would actually drop off to sleep, could not hold my eyes open. This went on for years until I went to dr and got dx and started cpap. I know there is a period of adjustment, am used to pressure, getting more comfortable sleeping with it, my only complaint is it makes me hot so have a fan blowing on my head. The positives are: no more headaches when I wake up and no more nasal congestion! The not so good: hard for me to wake up in the morning, have brain fog that seems to last all day. I'm not dropping off or fighting to stay awake at work but I don't feel alert or like I ever wake up. On the My Air site is shows good air seal, at least 7 hours of use, scores over 90. I can't understand why when I wasn't using cpap I would wake up and be very alert and awake and then go to work and fight staying awake and now with cpap, I don't feel like I can "wake up" and I'm certainly not alert? Do I just need to keep being patient and give it more time? Coffee is not even helping. Thanks.
