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Coping with life after CPAP

Posted by DCTom on March 03, 2005 at 07:43:03:

I had sleep apnea for many years before it was diagnosed and now treated with CPAP. CPAP is making a big difference but I wonder if anyone else has struggled with the transition from being tired all the time to not being tired. Also my sleep feels so different, I can't really explain it, but it's something very unique to me. I feel like my entire personality is changing and it's a very strange feeling. I think I had sleep apnea all the way back to my childhood (I'm 40 now). I've always been a very anxious and "wired" person. I think the sleep deprivation caused that. And I've always struggled with headaches. They are gone now too. So the new me is emerging and it's really quite amazing. But not altogether a good feeling. Can anyone else relate?

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