I wanted to give a bit of an update on my life. Just a short quick message.

I've been struggling with sleep apnea for near 2 years now without really knowing what it was till the last handful of months. Should be getting a cpap machine soon, which will hopefully help. It's really, really draining not getting sleep, and having it go on for years is just...ARGH! It's come to the point where I have no energy at any point during the day, and picking up the guitar is just a struggle. Hopefully this will be fixed soon. Can't wait till I get a good night's sleep again.

I've gained a lot of weight over the years while I've been getting some medication for mental health related stuff. I'm not saying it's solely down to the meds - I could have adjusted better, but it's again a struggle in itself, alongside what I mentioned above. Now I'm off the meds and have lost 5 kg within 3 weeks, so that's a start.

On the more unfortunate news, this weight gain has resulted in me just recently having been diagnosed with diabetes. It's not the end of the world, but it's a kick up the behind.

More than anything I just look forward to having energy to play guitar and do anything for more than 5 minutes before being about to fall asleep. Even playing games is near impossible.

I hope to be back and kicking for real soon!

I hope the machine works for you buddy. Not sleeping is horrible, I struggle with sleep. Great news to that you're off the meds for your mental illness.

Looking forward to having you back around.

I've been struggling for the past 8 years with sleep disorders myself although mine is mainly due to anxiety. So I know how tough it can be.
Wish you a steady course!

This post has been edited by MonkeyDAthos: Aug 26 2018, 02:09 PM

I've met 1-2 people who commented using a cpap machine was a life changer for them, I hope it will work for you as well as it did for them. My only advice would be getting out of the house as frequent as possible, it the best thing that helps me when needing a sleep balance.

I have my fingers crossed for this machine to work for you man!

I hate to see you having many of the same troubles I've had to deal with. Once I got my cpap machine (vpap in my case) it really helped. I hope it helps you as well!!

Todd

Hope the machine works out for you! I'm sure if you can manage some normal sleep it will work wonders for you.

Hi Cael! I hope that you can sleep well soon mate. All my positive vibes go for you friend.

Get well soon Cae!

Got the CPAP machine and it worked wonderfully the first night. Even if I only slept 5 hours, I felt refreshed and wonderful for the whole day! Last night though I kept waking up having taken the mask off, which equals bad sleep etc. They say it's quite common and that you have to get used to wearing it. But it's looking promising

Great news!! Glad it's working

Todd