Posted by Chris O on September 8, 2012, at 11:43:37
In reply to Re: Anyone using/benefiting from CPAP? » Chris O, posted by TemporarilyBob on September 6, 2012, at 22:53:33
Bob:
Thanks for responding. That's great that you treated your apnea with weight loss. I'm not sure if I can do that. I'm 6' 1", weigh about 190 now. I was closer to 200 lbs when I had the sleep study a few months ago. It said I was waking 25 times an hour. (Also had a study eleven years ago at about the same weight, said I was waking 10 times an hour, so things are getting worse.) But even though I did lose some weight since my sleep study a few months ago (I skirt the mid-180s on the scale in the morning), I don't notice much difference. Maybe if I weighed 170, like I did in my 20s (45 now). Also, my anxiety level is considerably high, so much so that I am not working. I function, but at a low level. It's possible that if my anxiety/depression were sufficiently treated, I'd get some relief. Of course, that would likely involve gaining more psycho-pharmaceutical weight back. (Lovely! Thanks, mom, for your completely humiliating dysfunction.) Anyway, I too have been diagnosed on the PTSD axis, though it hasn't helped me lose weight. Guess we're all different in that respect. Thanks for sharing, man.
Chris
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