Sleep Apnea Support Group
Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. People with sleep apnea partially awaken as they struggle to breathe, but in the morning they may not be aware of sleep disturbances.
I have had obstructive sleep apnea since 2001, was placed on CPAP, it was working, it was like my right arm, then I was put on provigils, my mind was more alert during the day, but so were my legs, after a while I just knew it was the provigils, and I was on them a good 3-4 years with no problems. Once off the shacky leg syndrom slowed down a heck of a lot, but now I have to take requip, they make so sleepy, I still have shacky legs in the night, what gets me is now I have nothing to keep me awake. My bi-pap I can no longer use, 17/13 airflow, so I use oxeygen. I'm so darn tired of being tired, any recomindations? I can't get the surgery, health insurance will not cover it, and being diabetic also, its so hard to lose weight when you don't eat properly because you need to prepare special meals, SSD does not pay that much, no food stamps. I just want to fucntion, any thoughts, please.
Mamabear59
Mamabear59
Years ago (94/95) I was prescribed a trycyclic antidepressant, Amitriptilyne, ("trips" for short) for my residual hypersomnia. It worked great for me for a number of months, but I had to quit taking it, it didn't agree with my metabolism and built up in my system. But that's me, I believe many people still take it, and at many times higher dosage that I was. Metabolism is a funny thing and can often be unpredictable.
You won't find drug companies pushing "trips" the cost was only about $12 per month.
There were other drugs, mianserin was used for sleep in the UK, but I don't know if it was ever licensed over here. I also tried remeron, but it didn't really do anything for me.