Sleep Apnea

The symptoms I experienced along my 50 year PTSD journey (so far):

- Childhood bed wetting

- Heart palpitations and arrhythmia

- Constant anxiety and fear

- Inability to connect

- Visual flashbacks (3 distinct images)

- Panic attacks

- Dizzyness and fainting spells

- Vision migraines

- Light sensitivity

- Sound sensitivity

- Emotional dis-regulation

- Dissociation

- Sleep paralysis

- Sleep walking

- Nightmares and violent dreams

- Night terrors and animated sleep

- Obstructive sleep apnea (10 years)

- Vagal freezes/shutdowns while driving

- Nighttime body spasms

- 10 to 30 daily neurogenic tremors - Been shaking for 18 months now...

- Leg Length Discrepancy and right hip pain caused by Psoas constriction

- Chronic upper back and neck pain due to Leg Length Discrepancy

- Temporary loss of function in right arm

- Every IBS symptom in the book

- A sudden loss of 25KG (55lb) over 3 months

- Sudden hair loss

- A loss of confidence in my ability to perform simple tasks

When you write it all down it looks pretty obvious right?

But when it's all you have ever known then you adapt and get on with life... Until your body decides it has had enough of compensating.

Just posting this in the hope it helps someone else identify this insidious condition.#PTSD

For decades I've had sleep issues. Recently in the past 10 years I've found I'm Type 2 Diabetic. My bad night sleep could translate into an afternoon nap that I've done for quite some time now. I'm finding it's interrupting my ability find some good work. I've been on bicycle tours where I've had to sleep. I've literally had to leave a trail to find some grass to sleep. Some guy walking the trail thought I had died. That's how bad it is. Sleep studies have shown only that I have sleep apnea. The cpap machine doesn't work, so I'm lost on what to do.

Does anybody have any suggestions? I'm taping my mouth shut for nose breathing during sleep, but that doesn't seem to really fix anything.

I know how tough this is. It’s been over 10 years and I’m sure I’ve shaved time off my life. Especially with all the recent info on sleep
Importance for longevity. BUT I’m getting more sleep now and it’s turning into a habit most from being extremely strict with the hygiene. #Sleep #Insomnia #SleepApnea

Hi, my name is bobenny51.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #SleepApnea #longcovid

I could not bring myself to go to work the last two days. I feel guilty for calling out and in a dream i had a panic attack and i felt like i was breathing through a straw and had chest pains and i put my hand on my chest and my heart was racing and beating very hard. I told the people near me and it was like they did not believe me or care, it was so terrifying. when i awoke i felt the pressure in my chest and my head felt like i was without oxygen for a minute. probably sleep apnea but i did still feel panicky. I am not looking forward to going to work tomorrow but i feel i better go in.

I recently saw a new neurologist, hoping she would find a connection between my neuropathy and my fatigue. Instead she thought the fatigue might be related to my sleep apnea, which I thought was fully treated by my CPAP machine. She put me on Provigil, a stimulant used for narcolepsy and sleep apnea. It seems to be helping my energy, but unfortunately doesn’t change the fact that I often don’t realize how much a particular activity is taking out of me until afterwards. I have worked hard to find the right balance between activity and rest. Now it has changed, and I am going to have to learn my new balance by trial and error. Recalculating!!!