Does sleep apnea cause Insomnia?.?
i’ve had insomnia for little more then 6 months, wasn’t bad enough to get the cpap machine, well i came down with sinusitus about 5 days ago, and ever sence i’ve had trouble sleeping, like either i sleep a little or i dont at all.. dr’s perscribed me Zolpidem to sleep but that only let me sleep for a good 3-4 hours, they also perscribed me antibiotics Omixicilin for infection, and Prednisone for my asthma, wich the prednisone kinda made my breathing a little better so i thought i’d sleep a little better ( wich i kinda do but not a whole lot) and i’ve been taking that in the morning cause i know it can make you stay up. but i think this is causing anxiety too.. cause i kinda freak out that i cant sleep so i get all worried and stuff.. and i’m really tired i just want to sleep.. i’m getting a sleep study done soon so i can get a machine.. but i wanted to know what i could do mean time. it’s really starting to get to me.
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Insomnia and anxiety are side effects from prednisone. Once its out of your system you should be sleeping better.
Sleep apnoea is a condition in which you stop breathing in your sleep, often because the airways relax too much & become blocked. Sufferers often don’t know they have the condition becuase you only wake up for a few seconds to breathe & you don’t remember doing it in the morning. Often your partner will be the person who realises. Have you been told you have sleep apnoea then? It is often caused by obesity. If you do have sleep apnoea your doctor can help you becuase it will affect your quality of sleep.
I don’t think it can be direcly related to insomnia. Perhaps you are worried about falling asleep & not being able to breathe? The anxiety could be causing the insomnia.
Until you have your sleep study, you could get somebody to sleep in the same room as you & see if you wake up in the night. Also, losing weight if you’re overweight & stopping smoking if you smoke can help. And try some meditation/ warm milk/ warm bath before bed to help you relax a bit.
Good luck