Life is full of risks and choices. None of us are getting out alive. We live one day at a time like we use this therapy.....one night at a time. "Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'." (quote from the "The Shawshank Redemption") Den . Good quote cause that about sums it up... but for some folks who ar...

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well that is interesting... seems like adding booze makes you relax/pass out and you are sleeping better.. you went over 6 hours without waking... does this happen when you drink? does your lower AHI coincide with/when you drink? I've had this experience, at least with feeling better on waking up.

I may see if I still have a prescription for Provigil; if so I may triple the dose and see if that helps. I only slept five hours last night, so another day of hell ahead. The big problem with Provigil and Nuvigil is the off switch - they don't have one. It may be impossible to get the right dosage...

The one I bought was really stiff. I'm glad I didn't wear or or I may have gotten even less sleep last night. If there's one thing I've learned from all this is to not give in to hope, so I'm not in a hurry to buy another one. About hurrying, you rushed out and bought the wrong collar. It would hav...

Julie wrote:"not to give in to hope"

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I bought a couple of them at RIte Aid. I suppose you can try different ones. Keep in mind this does not replace xPAP. You have to use it with xPAP. John The one I bought was really stiff. I'm glad I didn't wear or or I may have gotten even less sleep last night. If there's one thing I've learned fr...

I may see if I still have a prescription for Provigil; if so I may triple the dose and see if that helps. I only slept five hours last night, so another day of hell ahead.

I know you said you can not sleep in strange places and I am the same. I also don't drive at night and never in the morning before I have had a shower and coffee. I got through it and slept enough for the test. You can do this. Give it serious thought. See what your doctor's think. Find a sleep lab...

I bumped my min pressure to six. I had one ok night and 2 miserable nights. There is no consistency. Why can I have a good night, but not be able to repeat it? It seems like I get one ok night a week. I am always tired, my legs feal like lead.My life is pretty much over. I cant work, any more.I bet...

I bought one at the grocery store; I probably should have ordered a more expensive one. This one looks kind of stiff.

Julie wrote:No, they're larger, stiff and hard and altogether not suitable. Use soft cervical collar in Google and you'll get links to WalMart and Amazon, etc... can't give them to you because my system pulls up links for Canadian versions of those stores, with Can. pricing, etc.

Okay, thanks.

Would one of those whiplash collars work? I've seen them at the grocery store.

What does the collar do? Is if for sleeping on your back?

My eyesight has deteriorated rapidly the last two years, coinciding with the onset of apnea.