May
05
2010
Sleep Apnea: is it common to have mood swings AFTER treatment?
Posted by: Alan in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, tags: After, Apnea., Common, mood, Sleep, swings, Treatment
My son-in-law recently began treatment for sleep apnea. He’s 38 and has suffered from it his entire adult life, apparently. Now that he’s getting proper sleep, he has started being verbally abusive. What’s scarey is that he often can’t remember saying things he has recently said! Is there any way to get him back to normal? Is his brain having trouble making connections after all this time? We are concerned for our daughter and grandson.
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May 5th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
What kind of treatment did he have? A lot of people I know who suffer from sleep apnea have a machine they use at night to help them sleep and it prevents sleep apnea. My husband used to suffer from sleep apnea, but since he received his machine several years ago he has been able to sleep through the night without his breathing stopping, and he wakes well rested. That is why I asked the question at the beginning.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
He needs to see a doctor. No one on here can diagnose him correctly.
May 5th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
Unfortunatly this is not from sleep apnea treatment, it sounds like he is a jerk. The symptoms you list are more common in pretreatment. I’m assuming he uses a Bipap or had a UPPP, there is also a chance that the treatment is not working. I think that what he really needs is counceling. What he is doing is more common in narcotics users which is also a possibility.