:angry OMG still no sleep. 15 days I can't take it anymore! Hubby thinks I should do housework and then i will get tired and fall asleep....he totally doesn't understand sleep apnea! I even tried rum and coke last night....still no sleep. I feel like a zombie! I called the sleep people....finally my report is on the doc's desk, he reads it, and faxes it to my doc. I called my doc 2 days ago, talked to Nurse-Zilla again.....bitch! She said ya know it takes two weeks (mind you I hadn't even asked her anything yet..that was her greeting) ......and i said...yeah but there is a rush on this and I haven't slept since July 19th.......I told her I can't take it anymore and that it was affecting my health and my personal life. Did I say bitch? I meant Uber-Bitch. If anyone ever hears that I wrapped my car around a tree because of lack of sleep.....please tell the authorities it was the U.B's fault. Maybe U.B. could use some homemade brownies to cheer her up (who cares if I lace them with Chocolatey Ex-lax!!!!)...ugh i feel like I am gonna whig.....gotta log off! :nervous

This is crazy, I am so sorry. Call you insurance company and report the UB and see if they can help you. If they say no, ask them how do you get a referral to see a psychiatrist.

I may call the insurance co and talk to the nurse there....i never thought of that. I realize I am not in any real danger not having the cpap. Hmmm psychiatrist.....nah more like funeral parlor. Its hard to explain.....I am not tired like regular tired. I know I am not sleeping but i am more like in a fog. Ugh I think I finally got some sleep this morning...I actually got to dream state...and the phone rings at 8:15...someone trying to fax me!!! I am not a fax! Ugh I called them and they thought it was strange...and then it happened again....finally stopped so i guess they found who was doing it, but now I am awake..boo hoo. Oh well I will study for my spanish final. That is what is most upsetting....being this tired I can't seem to retain what I study so well......I have to kick butt on the final and my paper so that I can just pass! Kissing the high GPA goodbye!!! Damn!! Aug 28th starts 6 classes...all hard...I better have my cpap by then or heads will roll!! UB will be paying me the $10,000 that i will be blowing for the semester!

Have you ever tried Melatonin? It's a natural supliment - My 10 year old son takes it to help him get deeper sleep (night terrors) and I use it on those nights I know I'm not going to get good sleep. I'm not a Dr. but its what our brain produces naturally so I feel comfortable using it - non-addictive and very subtle at .75 mg. You might ask your dr. I don't know your history, but just trying to be helpful.

Hi Little Bird, thanks for the info...no, I can't take anything because my family likes to make sure I get up early....It doesn't matter to them that i can't sleep and am in school and that i face surgery. The whole thing with me is stress and I know it. I just have to deal. Actually I have read that stress is a side effect of apnea. Hmmm and come to think of it, Monday is my birthday....that'll do it every time too...LOL.