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Moods...
Am wondering how many of you had bad moods or were ill tempered before your CPAP therapy started to work. I never was a terribly patient person, but during the last six months or so, I feel that I have developed a really "short fuse." Frankly, I don't even want to be around me sometimes. Next to the overwhelming fatigue I feel sometimes, the "being in a bad mood" thing disturbs me most. I hate snapping and there are only so many times that you can apologize. I am practicing counting to 100...
I'm wondering what experiences others have had with the mood/emotional side of this whole thing and how it did or didn't resolve itself.
Thanks
Jan
I'm wondering what experiences others have had with the mood/emotional side of this whole thing and how it did or didn't resolve itself.
Thanks
Jan
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Permalink Reply by 99 on
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i have been a zombe for the last 30 years with no emotion or moods i am hoping to be normal on my treatment or as nomal as can be
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Permalink Reply by susan mccord on
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Jan, before treatment I was one of two ways--either in such a deep fog that I could hardly think, much less think clearly. OR I was so bitchy (inside my head) that I found myself isolating for fear of what I might say to people. Not like me AT ALL!! I honestly could hardly bear any kind of stimulation whatsoever, also not like me.
I was just overwhelmed. No other word for it. It wasn't depression--I recognize that in myself--I almost felt like I was drowning but I didn't know what I was drowning IN. I seriously wondered if I had dementia or was sliding into Alzheimer's.....
I used to get totally lost and have to call a friend to talk me home--I honestly couldn't find my way sometimes...I KNOW my way around Indianapolis!!!, but I couldn't find my way more times than I even remember....my kids thought I was losing it bigtime and so did my friends. I guess I WAS, actually......scary to think about it now........
None of that is happening now that I've gotten more stable on CPAP--feels like a miracle......
Susan :-)
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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I think that lack of sleep certainly affected my moods and depression. I would snap at those closest to me, and watch out for those that weren't close. I turned into a real shrew.
Fatigue can affect so many aspects of our lifes. We are in the walking zombie stage, exactly where I was, nothing seems to matter. My outlook was bleak and the littlest things would set me off.
I was diagnosed in August of 2007. I started therapy on August 31, 2007. It took my body a long time to adjust to good sleep, as I had been without it for so long I had forgotten what it felt like to be rested.
I am calmer now, feel better over all, have a brighter outlook on things, and those around me notice that the little things don't bother me as much.
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Permalink Reply by Jan on
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Carol, that is so interesting to hear and I am experiencing a similar things. It is difficult to talk about sometimes. I used to "roll with the punches" a lot better and not let little things bother me so much. Now I find that sometimes the smallest thing can set me off or my response is disproportionate to what the issue is. I will be eager for this phase to pass...whew. (and I bet some of the people around me will also be happy for this phase to pass...)
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i started treatment this year i think it was february
i can not remember yesterday and can seldom think about a couple of days ahead
cite>Jan said:When did you start treatment?
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It WILL get better, Jan. It just takes varying amounts of time for each of us. Keep the faith...and use your CPAP!! (don't mean to sound like your mother, sorry!)
Susan
Jan said:Carol, that is so interesting to hear and I am experiencing a similar things. It is difficult to talk about sometimes. I used to "roll with the punches" a lot better and not let little things bother me so much. Now I find that sometimes the smallest thing can set me off or my response is disproportionate to what the issue is. I will be eager for this phase to pass...whew. (and I bet some of the people around me will also be happy for this phase to pass...)
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No one's EVER accused me of being "normal"!!!
McCord lol
99 said:i have been a zombe for the last 30 years with no emotion or moods i am hoping to be normal on my treatment or as nomal as can be
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I truly wonder if doctors and other professionals working with people with sleep apnea have a view into this aspect of what is going on.-- how frustrating and consuming this condition can be. I am betting not.
I have a friend who is a therapist and also teaches psychology/therapy in a nearby University.. I know that he is giving them lessons and insights into sleep apnea-- the symptoms can be so much like depression. But, my guess is that is highly unusual and comes really out of his association with me. I really thought that I was depressed--
This is so complicated and so consuming...
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Happy for you to sound like my mother-- we can all use the support and encouragement. So, thank you for that. I'm just feeling a little bit like a nutcase with this newly minted short temper of mine.
susan mccord said:It WILL get better, Jan. It just takes varying amounts of time for each of us. Keep the faith...and use your CPAP!! (don't mean to sound like your mother, sorry!)
Susan
Jan said:Carol, that is so interesting to hear and I am experiencing a similar things. It is difficult to talk about sometimes. I used to "roll with the punches" a lot better and not let little things bother me so much. Now I find that sometimes the smallest thing can set me off or my response is disproportionate to what the issue is. I will be eager for this phase to pass...whew. (and I bet some of the people around me will also be happy for this phase to pass...)
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