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At some point I went nearly insane. Turns out that ADHD medication can mask sleep apnea. You need the medication but when you cannot sleep properly you go from
by myrandomcomment 4y ago
At some point I went nearly insane. Turns out that ADHD medication can mask sleep apnea. You need the medication but when you cannot sleep properly you go from meditation that is good for your to acting like a meth addict when your actual sleep is 2 hour a night for 2 years. At the worse point of crazy the doctors figured if out and also asked how I was not insane?!? Honestly I was at the point of CT with contrast looking for brain tumors looking for why! All good now. Health focused. Figured out sleep issue and made huge life style changes. CPAP pressures level down to minimum now after much work, with goal to be off of it. I cannot stress how important it is to have a stable measured baseline on all available measurements you can take about your body. BP, sleep cycle, heart rate, etc. things like the Apple Watch are miracles off technology we all need to embrace. Modern medical science used correctly is a game changer. Data is king and understanding it and questioning the doctors to the point of understanding matters. A good doctor will answer your questions in detail and work with you. If yours does not, find a better doctor.
- Wagthesam 4y agoGood to know. I almost went down the route of getting adhd meds. Yeah a baseline is key. Having a personality baseline is important as well, a personality change was one of the biggest indicators something was very very wrong
- myrandomcomment 4y agoI was not saying anything against ADHD meds. They are very important if you require them as I do. It is really important to understand your body and yourself. Sleep apnea is not a joke and people miss the signs. Major personality changes are a huge red flag.
- Wagthesam 4y agogot it, thanks for making that clear. I was under the assumption that adhd masks sleep apnea, but didn't realize you can also have both