I've been diagnosed with sleep apnea and actually do have the machine. I get lax in using it because I seem to swallow so much air during the night with it sometimes. Makes for some musical mornings :)
After reading the rest of the messages in this thread, I think I'm going to try to get enough sleep. Currently I get around 5.5 hours a night. I'm also going to use my mask every night. After 2 weeks, I'm going to evaluate whether I notice a difference. Marlon > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 3:36 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Adult ADD > > i was told i had symptoms, altho there was no 'official' diagnosis. a > psychiatrist I was seeing said the symptoms were there, and he > prescribed strattera. > > however, a few months later, i was diagnosed with sleep apnea (which > really has all of the symptoms of ADD). At that point, I dropped the > strattera and looked into treating the sleep apnea. Unfortunately, > the treatment is that you get to sleep with a huge honkin' machine > next to you and a mask over your face that pushes air into your nose > when you inhale. Even more unfortunate was the fact that 3 days after > I got the machine, I moved across country and needed to return it (it > was a rental thru the insurance from my previous job). As soon as > insurance kicks in at the new place (march 1), I'll look into getting > another machine (or possible surgical alternatives). > > long story short...might want to have a sleep study set up at a sleep > clinic. especially if you've ever recalled waking up not breathing. > I recall it happening to me on rare occassions...but they say if you > can recall it at all, it's likely happening more that you don't > remember (you wake up and fall back asleep without realizing it). > During my sleep study, they said I went 40 times over the course of > one night without breathing for 10 seconds or more (and that was > diagnosed as -mild- sleep apnea). > > > > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:28:20 -0600, Marlon Moyer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm starting to think that I might have adult ADD. Anyone know how > you go > > about getting diagnosed? Anyone else been diagnosed with it? > > > > Marlon > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Flash MX Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=57 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:142974 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
