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I had unpleasant experiences for the brief period that I tried Ambien years ago. One of its side effects is "sleep walking". I stopped taking it when I noticed empty bowls on my nightstand in the morning, having no recollection of how they got there. I have heard others actually driving under its influence without their remembering. Call me old fashion, but I prefer either awake or asleep.
These were prescribed by my doctor and I take no other medications that would cause an such an interaction according to GOOGLE. My intuition seems to tell me that you disdain these drugs, however they provide needed benefits to those for whom they have been prescribed. The first sentence of your reply seems to have been sufficient.
For quite a while I have been crusing with AHI's under 5 and lower. They have been a sum of OA and CA apneas. I have changed my RESMED10 to CPAP mode only with a constant pressure. This has seemed to work fine for me for quite awhile.
The last 2 nights I have API's of 12 and 18 with the vast majorities being CA events. Both these nights I have taken a 1mg lorazepam pill before bedtime. Could this be the cause of these increased CA events.
Any thought would be appreciated. Thank you
Recently I have been feeling tired as if haven't slept well but my apnea numbers are good. I have back issues that bother me during the day, but fortunately allow me to sleep. Is it possible that back pain might be causing poor sleep and won't be reflected in by apnea scores? Has anyone else had a similar situation?
I have a friend who asked a doctor about their CPAP machine. It was their opinion that in a pinch the machine could be useful as a ventilator type device, increasing airflow to compromised lungs. We might be lucky to have them perhaps
Have you read anything here on "Chipmunk Cheeks". Don't know your particulars, but you might find it's not the mask.
Lately I have had some Cheyne Stokes breathing reported on my Sleepythead data. Most of the time it is around 4% with one occurrance of 9%. I am recovering from a head cold and runny nose.
Should I be concerned? Has anyone else dealt with this issue?
Thanks for any feedback or similar experience.
You can change a setting on your machine so that it delivers a CONSTANT pressure instead of a range. You might experiment with it to see if you get better AHI numbers. As for the Ambien, it is not the hours that we sleep that is important but the quality of the sleep. If those extra hours help you then stick with it.
Have you tried sleeping without the ambien? Sleep meds can adversely affect your AHI. You might also try changing you setting to straight CPAP if you are using the Resmed A10 in APAP mode. Everyone is different, but an AHI of 5 is a common goal.
I sometimes suffer from indigestion type symptoms and bloating which do not respond to antacids or the usual remedies. I am wondering if it might be caused by swallowing air with CPAP. Does anyone have similar symptoms . Is there a remedy or is just a side effect that one has to live with?
