Posted this before. Not only is this a CSA "hack" but a life hack: I would say my story is a success. I am currently 170 lbs, 5' 11", 49 yrs old, married, healthy, and on no pharmaceuticals. I do still have a few amalgam fillings. Starting around 2010-11, I began with mild apnea. I was approx 190lbs. This went on for 1yr then it got very bad, very quickly. My wife reported approx 10-20 episodes every night. I would simply stop breathing until i made a loud gasping, creaking noise which woke her up. Re a "diagnosis" and sleep studies, i didnt need a sleep study to tell me what my wife and i already painfully knew. I had CSA. My symptoms were typical. I felt horrible all day. Fatigue, frightening angina pain, headaches. I took at least 8-10 ibuprophen a week. I put up with it for almost 2 yrs, believe it or not. I knew guys who suffered with the CPAP and i swore i wasnt gonna do it. I then began a weeks long research binge, knowing my body is desperately trying to tell me something- either a nutritional deficiency or a toxic load exists. I read about a guy who got decent results with Lugols Iodine supplementation. But he was the only such story i'd come across, so I didnt have much hope, but being desperate, I bought a bottle of JCrows 2% Lugols Iodine. Upon receiving the bottle, I put ONE drop (approx 2.5mg) in my iced tea. The next morning, i felt fantastic and so did my wife - because I HAD ZERO EPISODES THE ENTIRE NIGHT. I continued doing a drop a night with great results then went up to 4 drops for a few months and back down to 2 drops. (I also had 3-4 brazil nuts daily for selenium, which is essential for thyroid support while taking iodine). My sleep, mood, appearance, sex drive, mental clarity all improved. i lost 20 lbs as well. And because i sleep so well now, i only need 6 hrs, not 8-10hrs. I did have a few episodes in the first months after starting iodine but very few and far between. Fast forward 3 yrs. I havent had an episode in at least 2 yrs, still feel great. Sorry if this is the wrong place for my story. Just thought it would be helpful.
I would say my story is a success. I am currently 170 lbs, 5' 11", 49 yrs old, married, healthy, and on no pharmaceuticals. I do still have a few amalgam fillings. Starting around 2010-11, I began with mild apnea. I was approx 190lbs. This went on for 1yr then it got very bad, very quickly. My wife reported approx 10-20 episodes every night. I would simply stop breathing until i made a loud gasping, creaking noise which woke her up. Re a "diagnosis" and sleep studies, i didnt need a sleep study to tell me what my wife and i already painfully knew. I had CSA. My symptoms were typical. I felt horrible all day. Fatigue, frightening angina pain, headaches. I took at least 8-10 ibuprophen a week. I put up with it for almost 2 yrs, believe it or not. I knew guys who suffered with the CPAP and i swore i wasnt gonna do it. I then began a weeks long research binge, knowing my body is desperately trying to tell me something- either a nutritional deficiency or a toxic load exists. I read about a guy who got decent results with Lugols Iodine supplementation. But he was the only such story i'd come across, so I didnt have much hope, but being desperate, I bought a bottle of JCrows 2% Lugols Iodine. Upon receiving the bottle, I put ONE drop (approx 2.5mg) in my iced tea. The next morning, i felt fantastic and so did my wife - because I HAD ZERO EPISODES THE ENTIRE NIGHT. I continued doing a drop a night with great results then went up to 4 drops for a few months and back down to 2 drops. My sleep, mood, appearance, sex drive, mental clarity all improved. i lost 20 lbs as well. And because i sleep so well now, i only need 6 hrs, not 8-10hrs. I did have a few episodes in the first months after starting iodine but very few and far between. Fast forward 3 yrs. I havent had an episode in at least 2 yrs, still feel great. Sorry if this is the wrong place for my story. Just thought it would be helpful. Feel free to call me a nutjob.
