CPAP/Sleep Apnea Question

[RichardVST 20]

I am 9 months post, have lost 140 lbs. I have been on a CPAP for years for my sleep apnea. Since surgery and with weight loss I have experimented with lowering my CPAP pressure and am at a very low pressure now. Essentially only about 40% of my max. I don't think that I need the CPAP any more, but I think I am addicted to the air pressure and don't know how to stop using it. I have tried to sleep with out it and find it almost impossible. Anyone have any experience with getting off their CPAP?

Thanks

[BKLYNgal87 503]

Have you had a new sleep study done recently? You may very well not need it anymore. I need a lot less pressure these days so my sleep doc switched me to an autopap. That may be a good solution for you to wean yourself off. Congrats on your weight loss success!

[RichardVST 20]

Thanks BKLYNgal - I am on an autopap. I don't want to pay for another study. I would think I could just stop using it and ask my wife if I snore or stop breathing. But for whatever reason, I am so hooked on having that CPAP essentially breathe for me that when I try to sleep without it, I can't sleep.< /p>

Just wondered if anyone else has gone through the experience of getting off the machine.

[tigermom12 34]

I totally get what you are saying. I have been on a cpap for about 8 years and although I look forward to getting off of it, I have really come to rely on it. I have horrible allergies and it has gotten me through many a nights sleep. Good luck to you!