Posted by LostBoyinNC43 on December 25, 2012, at 16:06:05 [reposted on December 26, 2012, at 10:23:11 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Cant relate to chronic mental illness folks » LostBoyinNC43, posted by SLS on December 25, 2012, at 13:09:54
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> > After I was put on CPAP equipment in 2007, I began feeling better overall. The "depression," the anxiety, everything began getting better. Not perfect, but much much better.
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> Hmm. I might consider a CPAP for myself. I am told that I snore and occasionally stop breathing when I sleep. I'll see how things go for me over the next 6 months.
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>LOL
Man, how long you been doing this silly psychopharmacology thing? Umpteen years?
Snoring is cardinal sign of sleep apnea. If youve been doing the medication merry go round for as many years as you have, I bet you are overweight as well. Not a dig, just an assumption based upon common sense...most of these medications promote weight gain.
I would not wait "six months" to investigate a sleep study and see a sleep physician. Id do it NOW. As in, as soon as the holidays are over with. Like, early January.
If you snore, are overweight and have chronic mood problems the odds are you have some degree of sleep apnea. Treating even mild obstructive sleep apnea can dramatically help mood...even help psychosis. Sleep apnea creates a form of chronic sleep deprivation that does a bang up job on your brain and your ability to properly recover when you sleep. Or "think" you are asleep. LOL
I went ten years without proper sleep between late 97 and Fall 2007. The difference after I started getting some decent quality sleep has made a HUGE difference. I still take medications, but I take medications without CPAP and the medications dont work very well.
later,
Eric AKA "LostBoyinNC"
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