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Not ADHD, but some similar symptoms for me. I could not focus on anything at work. Massive procrastination. It was just brutally painful to try to finish things

Not ADHD, but some similar symptoms for me. I could not focus on anything at work. Massive procrastination. It was just brutally painful to try to finish things I was working on. Long story short: the culprit was sleep apnea. After a sleep test, I got a CPAP machine. After a bit of time to adjust to the equipment, it made a profound change to my life. The next year or so was perhaps the most productive of my life. My boss & coworkers remarked it was like I was a different person. Good quality sleep is important, it turns out! (Side note: I dropped into REM sleep before my CPAP machine, with lively dreams and stuff. So I didn't really think I had apnea. My faulty mindset of apnea was that you basically couldn't dream at all. But once I had the CPAP machine, my dreams turned into unreal, epic sagas, as my brain started to repair and catch up on all the REM sleep it had missed over the years. My dreams are no longer so crazy, but that first 3-4 months was really interesting)

haffi112 4y ago
What made you decide to get tested for it?
- kawfey 4y ago
  In my case, my wife complained of my snoring. I also have been tracking my sleep every night since like 2013 with Sleep Cycle, which records snoring. I never snored, until last December. It recorded me snoring 20-30 min per night, which is a lot. Plus, my dad has apnea. Plus my Apple watch notified me of a SpO2 < 90%. At-home sleep test indeed confirmed apnea!
- green-eclipse 4y ago
  Wife told me I was snoring. But then my dad was diagnosed with apnea, and I decided to get a test. So glad I did.
pomatic 4y ago
This, I was permanently exhausted. On a bit of whim, I bought a Chinese SpO2 sleep monitor - which then lead to a conversation with my GP and access to further tests, and ultimately a CPAP.
Klonoar 4y ago
This is me as well! I lapsed too and felt it change back for awhile, it was maddening. Sleep matters.

haffi112 4y ago

What made you decide to get tested for it?

kawfey 4y ago
In my case, my wife complained of my snoring. I also have been tracking my sleep every night since like 2013 with Sleep Cycle, which records snoring. I never snored, until last December. It recorded me snoring 20-30 min per night, which is a lot. Plus, my dad has apnea. Plus my Apple watch notified me of a SpO2 < 90%. At-home sleep test indeed confirmed apnea!
green-eclipse 4y ago
Wife told me I was snoring. But then my dad was diagnosed with apnea, and I decided to get a test. So glad I did.

pomatic 4y ago

This, I was permanently exhausted. On a bit of whim, I bought a Chinese SpO2 sleep monitor - which then lead to a conversation with my GP and access to further tests, and ultimately a CPAP.

Klonoar 4y ago

This is me as well! I lapsed too and felt it change back for awhile, it was maddening. Sleep matters.