How serious is sleep apnea?

[Anonymous]

Carrie Fisher was a drug addict that had heart disease and suffered from mental illness she also had sleep apnea. She had cocaine, heroin, methadone, ethanol, opiates, MDMA and ecstasy in her blood at the time of her death.

Read the medical report: “The manner of death has been ruled undetermined,” the report concluded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No partner should be kicking you for any reason ever, let alone for something you are doing while you are sleeping.

grownups express their concerns with words.

Try sleeping next to someone snoring who keeps you up and doesn’t respond to words or gentle nudging 🙄

[Anonymous]

My husband over the years has reported having to wake me intermittently because my gasping was loud enough to awaken him. Then, as I have gained weigh over the years, I've started snoring as well.

I admittedly brushed it off for a while because he's a light sleeper and a bit overdramatic about that in general. But then I got a smart watch and wore it overnight and it showed I was waking up dozens of times a night.

Finally got a home and then an in lab sleep study which both showed mild sleep apnea. I got a CPAP about 6 months ago and mostly use it, but I can't say I notice a huge difference in my energy levels. Maybe a little. But I'm willing to use it because I know about the cardiovascular risks it mitigates and because my partner gets better rest when I use it.

I do intend to have a repeat sleep study should i ever lose any significant amount of weight. I feel like that the main cause of the apnea for me, and given that it is only mild weight loss might be enough to resolve it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband over the years has reported having to wake me intermittently because my gasping was loud enough to awaken him. Then, as I have gained weigh over the years, I've started snoring as well.

I admittedly brushed it off for a while because he's a light sleeper and a bit overdramatic about that in general. But then I got a smart watch and wore it overnight and it showed I was waking up dozens of times a night.

Finally got a home and then an in lab sleep study which both showed mild sleep apnea. I got a CPAP about 6 months ago and mostly use it, but I can't say I notice a huge difference in my energy levels. Maybe a little. But I'm willing to use it because I know about the cardiovascular risks it mitigates and because my partner gets better rest when I use it.

I do intend to have a repeat sleep study should i ever lose any significant amount of weight. I feel like that the main cause of the apnea for me, and given that it is only mild weight loss might be enough to resolve it.

Weight loss seems a long term sensible fix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Carrie Fisher was a drug addict that had heart disease and suffered from mental illness she also had sleep apnea. She had cocaine, heroin, methadone, ethanol, opiates, MDMA and ecstasy in her blood at the time of her death.

Read the medical report: “The manner of death has been ruled undetermined,” the report concluded.

That's quite a cocktail. Not a drug user, but why would you take such a variety? It seems like some of them have the opposite effects but maybe that's the goal: something to get you up and then something to bring you down?

Back on subject, my husband refuses to wear his CPAP. He says it didn't make any difference. He was prescribed the sleep study and the CPAP as part of AFIB treatment.