The middle aged thread

Second that. When they tried third and final statin on me (water soluble instead of fat soluble, apparently) I was so fucked I’d be crashing on sofa in middle of day instead of getting out on bike for lunchtime loop.

I've been on Rosuvastatin for almost ten years, had never considered that it might be causing fatigue. I seem to remember getting some leg pain when I started on it, but it was so long ago it's difficult to remember now.

I started CPAP therapy two years ago when my sleep apnoea became severe, I thought it would cure my fatigue, it's better but it hasn't gone completely.

It's probably just my knackered body telling me to give the fuck up.

Yep, I’m high risk, so I have a scan every two years now, and lots of meds to keep the blood pressure down.

Hard for her when it’s that young.

Since we are telling statin stories…

I’m a prime candidate for them, fair enough, but I started sleep walking, going to my bookcase in the living room, pulling out a random book and eating the front page! We only found out when we started finding ruined books.

So I don’t take them now. I’m trying to do more risky activities to compensate.

I started CPAP therapy two years ago when my sleep apnoea became severe, I thought it would cure my fatigue, it's better but it hasn't gone completely.

I'm 7 months into a 12 month wait for an appointment just now. I hope to fuck that it sorts things out, as sleeping 9 hours a night and still needing naps is a but fucked up.

Cardiologist tomorrow though, for something that I (in my completely untrained medical opinion) reckon is exacerbated by my OSA.

What are you waiting for, a diagnosis? TBH it's been great, I felt like I was in danger of falling asleep at the wheel at my worst. Walking dead. I hope it goes well for you.

Yeah, if left untreated it's really bad for you in all kinds of ways. Mine has improved significantly since dropping some weight, sleep data shows this very clearly. I was lucky, heart CT scan came back good.

Yikes!
Going to show this to my GF.
She still reminds me of the time I had a smelly poo in the middle of the night in Mexico in 2016.

@persona_non_grata so that is two people and not really mentioned the extent in the side effects

Fingers crossed for you.

The ex took it hard, also fear of the cancer being hereditary, but she got the gift of early onset Parkinson's.

Once again, truth is stranger than fiction. Very funny tho. Now you will be famous as a story we tell friends of a guy we once knew.

waiting for, a diagnosis

Yep. Something I should have been trying to get sorted many, many years ago.

How are you measuring sleep data, out of interest?

How are you measuring sleep data, out of interest?

The machine does it, it measures usage time and events per hour as well as a whole host of other stuff. It's pretty amazing. I dialled the machine in myself using the numbers it was chucking out, mostly because consultations are $500 a pop and it's super bloody easy to do.

With mine, I can't change the settings. It's all done remotely by the clinic. It's got a SIM card in it.

What machine have you got, can't you see your data for yourself?

Mine's got Bluetooth and wi-fi, it sends the data to a memory card in the machine and the app that sits on my phone.

https://www.rbht.nhs.uk/news/guys-and-st-thomas-first-uk-provide-new-sleep-apnoea-treatment

Implants for apnoea coming soon?

It's such a shit condition, even that treatment you've linked to looks quite invasive. Ozempic is being prescribed for some OSA patients as weight loss is one of the most effective ways to control it.

Its a Medisense something or other. I've had it for about 8 years, no bluetooth or wifi. I can see some basic data, like the last sleep, but that's it. I cannot adjust any settings myself at all.

Treat yourself to a Resmed Airsense 11, really great machine. Ramps up gently to your desired pressure so it's very comfortable. Heated humidified tube, all the bells and whistles. I got mine from the US as they weren't available in Australia when I was shopping for one. The app is really good.

Mine is free on the NHS.

Ah, no such luck over here in the colonies, mine cost me AU$3k. 💸

I work with a young man who is now on CPAP therapy. He was always falling asleep in my car or on public transport and struggling to breathe, snoring, etc. I convinced his mum to get him a sleep test and it's turned his life around. He's seeing more benefits than I have and he's only been on it for a few months. Typical. He got a free machine because he's disabled and on benefits.

I fall asleep sitting on the sofa, I snore loudly (wake myself up), and some times if I'm falling asleep I wake up because I'm gasping for air.
I don't think anyone is trying to strangle me. I do think I have sleep apnea.

I only got tested because my wife didn't like the snoring. Never had any issues with being tired or falling asleep at all. Have to fill in questionnaires every year and I'm 1s or 0s for every scenario of when I'm likely to fall asleep.

Funnily enough, the thing that makes me wake up thinking I can't breathe is the sodding CPAP. It's horrible. I hate using it, it often makes me bloated, it sometimes give me reflux and on occasion i get woken up because there's sodding bile in my mouth. I've had to get them to turn the pressure down a few times.

Get it looked at, it's so bad for you. I left it far too long but thankfully don't seem to have done much damage. 🤞

It took me six months to get used to it, used to hate it, I'm okay with it now but I'm coming up to two years of therapy. Would much rather not have to do it, obvs.

To be a pedant, pretty much nowhere in the developed world uses 240V now.

You’d need to run an extension lead either from Perth, or through a time portal from 2000.