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by palar
Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:45 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: alternate source for supplies instead of DME?
Replies: 7
Views: 942

alternate source for supplies instead of DME?

I have insurance (Anthem), but I'm thinking of grabbing some supplies online instead of from my DME (after I talk to them about how reimbursement works, etc). Any recommendations? Anything from full machines, to tubing, masks, etc.
by palar
Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Seeing a lot of VS2 events the past 2 or 3 days
Replies: 4
Views: 1518

Seeing a lot of VS2 events the past 2 or 3 days

I'm seeing a lot of VS2 events the past 2 or 3 days. Those days are the same days I started getting nasal congestion, and I use nasal pillows. Does this mean I'm snoring or mouth breathing?
by palar
Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:36 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Software for my System One machine?
Replies: 8
Views: 1327

Software for my System One machine?

Where might I find software for my System One machine (to read the data card)? I have sleepyhead and it's great, but I'm curious as to what other options there are.
by palar
Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:03 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Effexor and waking up early/nausea/shaky/headache
Replies: 9
Views: 4595

Re: Effexor and waking up early/nausea/shaky/headache

Re the Tegretol... so maybe that's why my psychiatrist wants to try removing that first! It's the least likely to cause further problems by being removed, and interacts with everything.... (I added a symptom I forgot to mention to my original post--the weird shortness of breath feeling, except not s...
by palar
Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Effexor and waking up early/nausea/shaky/headache
Replies: 9
Views: 4595

Re: Effexor and waking up early/nausea/shaky/headache

Yeah... so my current psychiatrist is a pretty good guy (also he's not the person who put me on the Effexor--that was years ago), so hopefully he can do something helpful here. I'm also on Tegretol.. he says that the Tegretol has a lot of potential side effects and is not useful for me right now. I ...
by palar
Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Effexor and waking up early/nausea/shaky/headache
Replies: 9
Views: 4595

Effexor and waking up early/nausea/shaky/headache

Anyone else experience this? I'm on Effexor, and usually if I wake up "too early" and don't manage to get back to sleep, I have nausea/shakiness/mild headache/sometimes teeth hurting/anxiety/frustration/strong heartbeat/cognitive issues (or fog)/difficulty remembering words/weird feeling that is sor...
by palar
Sat Apr 04, 2015 4:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: figuring out a pressure, new machine/doctor, meds
Replies: 2
Views: 502

Re: figuring out a pressure, new machine/doctor, meds

Haven't tried running in auto, but for the moment my doctor is pretty interactive so I'm going to work with him directly, so no auto unless he asks for it.

I have sleepyhead and it is extremely helpful.
by palar
Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: figuring out a pressure, new machine/doctor, meds
Replies: 2
Views: 502

figuring out a pressure, new machine/doctor, meds

Very brief version: I was on 10 for a long time, moved up to 11, 12, then 13; 11 and 12 were probably improvements; 13 doesn't seem to be; got a new machine which is giving different AHI numbers than the previous machine; fed up with 13, moving back to 12 on my own now (because it's the weekend and ...