Aniety and Tired

[usmc5568]

I have been very tired and have been getting 8 hours of sleep.  Also I have had really high anxiety and dull headaches all day.  I have never had anxiety before and now it is an every day thing. I have had lower back pain that goes down to my right Cheek. I went to a Cardioligst and got an EKG and a stress test and everything was good there. Also a wierd symptom is I see sometimes floaters in my eyes.  Am i going crazy or do you think this might all be related to Sleep Apnea?  

[KatEyes]

Well, fortunately they were able to get a diagnosis considering how little sleep you got. Just something to keep in mind - many people's apnea is worst when on their back (supine) during REM sleep. If not much of that happened during your sleep time, your true severity may not have been captured. Which would make me concerned how they could know if your titrated pressure is sufficient to fully solve your events. Get a copy of your test results, ask the doctor these questions. If the answer is that you got little REM while supine, you are a perfect case for getting an auto titrating machine or at the very least, one that records treatment data. Otherwise you'll just be guessing if you are just better or truly at your best. Air in the stomach is often a problem. Most machines have an exhalation relief feature. You do not want a machine that doesn't.

[usmc5568]

Got my Sleep study results.  I stopped breathing 15 times an hour and my Blood O2 got to 82%..  I dont know, are those results bad or mid range??  I had a CPAP titration last night and slept great.  It took a while to get used to the mask but i felt really good today.  I hope over time i will be back to 100%.  The only thing is that the machine pumped my stomach full of air..  Makes an unpleasant morning!!  I will be set up on a machine by the end of the week..


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[usmc5568]

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[usmc5568]

Got my Sleep study results.  I stopped breathing 15 times an hour and my Blood O2 got to 82%..  I dont know, are those results bad or mid range??  I had a CPAP titration last night and slept great.  It took a while to get used to the mask but i felt really good today.  I hope over time i will be back to 100%.  The only thing is that the machine pumped my stomach full of air..  Makes an unpleasant morning!!  I will be set up on a machine by the end of the week..

[Suri123]

Hi usmc5568, thanks for your reply and the updates on your tests. Sorry to know you are still continuing to have sleep disturbance and i hope you will get better. I doubt the result accuracy as you say it was disturbing with the equipment to test you for sleep study. Anyway wait till the doctor assesses the report and discusses the cause. Can you explain a bit more regarding the hand problems? How many hours of sleep you are able to get now? Are you following the sleep tips as given above? Do keep updating on the sleep doctor opinion and advice. Take care.

[usmc5568]

So i had a Sleep Study last night.  It was a disaster.  I didnt get to sleep til 3am and they woke us at 5.  I could not sleep with all that stuff on me.  I guess i will have the results soon Anyways i also forgot to mention that sometimes i wake up and my hands are aleep and 3 times the right side of my head is asleep..  What would cause that??  Very wierd..  

Oh Kat Eyes

Yes i meant my bett cheek

[KatEyes]

About that lower back pain - when you said it goes to your "cheek" you were referring to your buttock cheek, not facial cheek, right?

[Suri123]

Hi usmc5568, how are you? Hope you are feeling better? Stress and strain to body and chronic illness does cause the sleep disturbance. You might be suffering with sleep apnea and need to get a sleep study to know the pattern. It is strange that your low back pain going to cheek. Also floaters in eyes do need an Eye specialist evaluation. Are you a heypertensive or a diabetic? Keep physically active and follow a healthy sleep habit. Alprazolam at bedtime will be helpful. Get a few sessions of physical and massage therapy. Keep updating on your doctor visit. Take care.

[KatEyes]

Quantity of sleep does not always equal quality of sleep.  If you are sleeping 8 hours and not rested, a sleep study could pinpoint your problem. If you wake in the morning with a headache, that can be a symptom of sleep apnea. Feeling anxious is common in people with sleep disorders, as the body and brain are stressed trying to remain functional without proper sleep.

The back to cheek pain could be sciatica.

Floaters can happen as we age, but any visual change should be checked out. My GP sent me straight to the opthomologist and it turned out I had glaucoma with dangerously high pressures. Better safe than sorry.