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ThrownOutTheAsylum
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I have suffered from depression occasionally throughout my adult life. Now I'm 61 and effectively retired I don't have the pressures and strains that used to bring on depressive feelings but I'm almost suicidal. I found CBT and exercise to be useful, but pharmaceuticals and counselling did little, if anything, for me. Although I'm what might be called an unstable personality (despite my being one of the most sensible, pragmatic, logical and unemotional people you'll meet) I think my current depression comes from an issue that has been getting worse throughout my adult life: I don't seem to get refreshing sleep and I feel [email protected] during the day. The extra tiredness and lack of motivation through depression is killing me.
I was diagnosed with apnoea 5 years ago but CPAP worked only marginally. A review diagnosed me with central sleep apnoea, where the apnoea is linked to my brain not a throat obstruction, but the more complicated BiPAP machine made no difference. I have RLS and PLMS, where I twitch at night and during sleep, but 3 different drugs have made no difference. I've had my machine settings tuned by hospital and the experts on Apnoea boards but nothing helps. There are many clinical studies on Apnoea's being linked to depression but none I can find on my situation.
Does anyone have experience of depression and sleep disorders, Apnoea in particular?
I was diagnosed with apnoea 5 years ago but CPAP worked only marginally. A review diagnosed me with central sleep apnoea, where the apnoea is linked to my brain not a throat obstruction, but the more complicated BiPAP machine made no difference. I have RLS and PLMS, where I twitch at night and during sleep, but 3 different drugs have made no difference. I've had my machine settings tuned by hospital and the experts on Apnoea boards but nothing helps. There are many clinical studies on Apnoea's being linked to depression but none I can find on my situation.
Does anyone have experience of depression and sleep disorders, Apnoea in particular?