Cpap why am i still tired

I know my mask fits and is not leaking and my pressure is set correctly. Any ideas? Anyone else have this problem? I too wear my mask every night for 5yrs now and can see no change in my daily activities. My sleep test however did show I stopped breathing 88 times per hour. I complain to my wife every night but hook up and go to bed. I will wear it because I am afraid I might not wake up.

I know of someone that happened to. Just except it and be thankful it was discovered. Hang in there you are not alone. Interestingly enough, I was tired a lot too even tho I faithfully used my cpap.

It was not until I had my doctor switch me from a beta blocker to a regular blood pressure medicine, that my body feels great. However, I have seen an increase of morning migraines.

Hi Pickle. I'm happy to read that you are being treated for your sleep apnea and have been persistent. A download of your machine should provide helpful information about your current AHI, mask leak and hours of usage.

Medications can contribute to fatigue, so that might also be a good conversation to have with your doctor if you haven't already. While there are a lot of patients who do have that refreshed feeling after CPAP treatment, there are patients--even those who are not on a lot of medications--that do not have that experience.

Some patients report that it takes weeks or months before they start to feel like they have more energy or feel refreshed. The most important thing is to make sure your treatment is working for you and to continue to be persistent.

I hope you start to feel more refreshed and energetic! I just want to comment on one thing - I get info on my AHI and mask leak, and it is completely misleading. Weight lbs. Height cm. Weight kg. United States Last Updated: 5 mins ago. Confirmed Cases 0.

New Cases 0. Total Deaths 0. It's not easy. If you struggle a lot to adapt to your CPAP mask, you'll get poor sleep. Here are some examples of problems caused by sleeping with a CPAP mask: forehead hurts, feeling of claustrophobia and suffocation, sneezing after you put the mask on, dry mouth from sleeping with your mouth open, waking up with nasal congestion, sleeping in strange positions to keep the mask from leaking, the airflow from CPAP feels to dry and unbearable What causes that are not linked with CPAP, but disrupts your sleep?

Central Sleep Apnea Central Apnea is a sleep disorder where the brain forgets to command your body to breathe. Your CPAP is useful only if you have obstructive apnea, but is useless for the central apnea.

Medications That Can Affect Your Sleep The most common drugs that can make you feel sleepy during the day, are: Antidepressants Sedative medication Medication that cause insomnia It's not uncommon for patients with sleep apnea to take drugs for depression.

However, these drugs have serious side effects that can affect your quality of sleep. What is the mystery of True Residual Sleepiness? Imagine that after you struggled to find the perfect CPAP mask, adjust the CPAP pressure, improve your sleep hygiene, and your sleep data looks perfect, you are still tired during the day.

It can be very frustrating. Not anymore! Did another sleep study with a separate narcolepsy study and pretty much discovered what I already knew, moderate to severe apnea without cpap and almost no apnea with cpap. Was given Provigil and that sometimes helped but rarely.

I felt unstable almost a dizzy feeling and my concentration was horrible especially in the morning after waking up. They tried various amphetamines and again same result, I could almost fall asleep on them! After 5 different Drs. He suggested that since my pressure over the years my pressure has gone up and may need Bipap. Low and behold he was right! Seems the pressure would not allow me to exhale and I was fighting the pressure.

Something that I guess never showed up in the sleep study! Sep 23, Rating Seemingly endless sleepiness by: Dave I've been using CPAP therapy for well over 10 years and with few exceptions I am ready for a nap within a couple hours of waking on a regular basis. Once I am active I seem to be alright but if I sit down and relax a little, I'm done. Sleep comes quickly. If I take a stimulant like Ridalin sp? Even as I write this I am fighting sleep.

I feel my work suffers because of my sleepiness to the point that I believe I've lost jobs because of my sleepiness which causes brain fog which contributes to poor choices amount other things. I have spent quite a bit of money on masks and my SoClean machine. Right now I am looking for an inexpensive solution: mouth guards not the thousands of dollars program , nose inserts, Breathe Right, mouth tape, chin strap, and 3 different masks. I too am exhausted all of the time. Possibly from my dirty hoses, etc.

I thought the system was self cleaning. My masks have been a nightmare. The little nose inserts, while not totally comfortable, do assist my breathing. And the saline nose spray helps. I wish everyone a true and rewarding solution!

I find myself "breathing heavily" when going to sleep as well as when I wake up. Is this normal? I also am tired when I wake up. Mar 19, Rating Sleep Therapy: Still in primitive stages by: Anonymous I have been using my C-PAP machine for about 6 months, and about half the time, perhaps more, I am so very tired from 10am to 4pm.

I echo much that has been documented by others on this thread. I just want to sleep so badly when the fatigue hits, plus lack energy and drive to do much. And my memory is not good without the good sleep I used to get when I was younger. I used to play highly competitive sports and was valedictorian in my master's degree class.

However, now I can barely keep a job! I belief that C-PAP treatment and sleep therapy is still in its primitive stages. Doctors seem to be clueless what we go through, especially with the side effects and continued tiredness. The technicians and doctors have never even slept with our machines even for just one night, and just know some basic information, but assume they are experts!

For many of us, we still unresolved issues with our sleep and breathing which is not well understand by the medical community. Nov 25, Rating Residual sleepiness by: Anonymous It looks as if the definition of successful cpap treatment leaves a great deal to be desired. If CPAP therapy itself induces insomnia Jul 27, Rating Mild sleep apnea - exhausted!!!!

I am a very light sleeper and I suffer from horrible nightmares. My doctor did a sleep study then sent me home with the mask and said have fun!

I didnt receive the machine or hear from anyone until 5 months later. I finally got the machine and it has ruined my life! I am about to be on mask number 3 in 8 months of treatment. The doctor didnt make a follow up with me but just sent me the results of the test. The test said I have mild obstructive sleep apnea with 7 events a night. However it does not address central sleep apnea but states that I had central sleep apnea episodes through the night.

The test diagnosed me with mild obstructive sleep apnea only and left it. I am highly claustrophobic and was told no full face masks. I have tried the mask that sits under the nose and it just kept falling off next I tried the nasal pillows. I can't stand them! I have an asymmetrical face and one side of the mask constantly smacks me in the eye.

It also rubs under my nose and has caused 2 sores. Despite having the humidity function, my nose is so sore every morning and occasionally bleeds from dryness.

I also have seasonal allergies which makes it worse. I have worn my mask consistently for 3 to 4 hours a night for he last 8 months. Apparently I am waking up and throwing it across the room because I can't stand it. I am exhausted every day and feel like a zombie and the nightmares have never been so bad and frequent.

It takes 4 hours just to wake up. There has to be a better way!!! It was an uphill battle getting used to the mask and hose dangling from my face at night, and took me nearly 6 months before I got to the point that I wasn't ripping it off my face in my sleep. But in the past few months, I've had a sort of relapse.

Any thoughts? May 10, Rating Still Tired by: Patrick Tom I also never feel refreshed after sleeping hours every night with cpap. However as I'm sure you know if you do not use you most likely will have apnea events that are tracked in your machines sd card. I asked my Dr. Even though we feel like crap every morning or in your case 3,4 hrs of usage you are most likely not having apnea events that are detrimental to your overall health.

My card that they read shows I"m model patient for using my cpap regularly and almost no apnea events. They can give me no answer as to why I always feel fatigue and sleepy so they gave me diagnosis of Idiopathic Hypersomia.

Also tried stimulants such as Modafinil Provigil and also Adderall.. I can go to sleep on them. Also had Narcolepsy study and inconclusive I have a good psychiatrist but I've had this pattern for 10 years.

I don't see any reason to wear my CPAP. Is there any other treatment for sleep apnea. I literally can not remember when I had a good night's sleep and woke up refreshed. Tried various doses of Modafinal over several months and didn't work. Then my doctor changed me to Armodafinal mg and I am a lot better. Perhaps you could try this. Let me make this clear, I follow instructions After the 7 years or so noticed slight dizziness and went and had another sleep study and told less than one event per hour virtually no apnea using CPAP.

So since I have great insurance they gave me the newest machine and off I went. After some time maybe weeks I noticed now with the unstableness I was feeling like I could go back to sleep after up for maybe hour or two..

Since then tried Provigil and Adderall and can go to sleep on both of those! My memory is poor and feels like I cant live like this. I don't know who to see because all they do is look at sleep report that looks clean! I don't want on Amphetamines for the rest of my life just looking for restful sleep so I can function. Anybody hear of something like this? My machine is now giving humidity error. Has anyone had this problem? I discovered that the Doctors you go see really don't care what you are going through.

That is truly the feeling I get from them With that being said,it all falls on you to figure it out. They just want to deal with those who don't cause rifts. Good luck to all of you!

Essentially worse then before I started treatment. This is potentially dangerous as I was very tired before and now its leaning towards the extreme. If this continues more then another week I will have to stop Therapy as I'm worried I will get into an accident on the roads due to fatigue level and alertness. Its impacting my concentration needed for studying as well and my memory which is not great normally seems worse to me.

The mask I have is better then one I used in the past for comfort level but I literally want to fall asleep even when I take a shower in the morning.

Its taking me twice as long to get ready because of my exhaustion. I pray it gets better and feel for everyone else that is constantly tired too.