Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by : Unable to think about / engage in sex … causing depression? Is there therapy?
I am unable to think about, much less participate in, sex. I want to explore this in the context of my depression and sleep problems, maybe understanding/addressing it will help.

I’ve never had sex, or a girlfriend. I don’t masturbate, since it was an exercise in futility. I can ejaculate but it’s never felt “good”. I don’t think about having sex, but I recollect that normal, healthy guys think about sex once every 10 seconds. (!) I cannot force myself to picture a sex act, its like my mind has to jump past it. But, I do obsess about my inability … every day I think about how I’m inferior. This makes me wonder if there is somebody out there to talk to about this. Sex therapy is about couples, so that’s not for me. Is there help out there?

I have sought help for depression, poor sleep, and low testosterone.

I suffer from chronic depression (severe, if you believe online tests). Over the past 20 years, I’ve seen two psychoanalysts and a psychologist for therapy. Primary care physicians and a psychiatrist have subscribed 1/2-dozen anti-depressants, mostly SSRIs. Neither therapy nor drugs have helped. I’ve also tried herbal supplements, kept a diary with thought analysis, improved exercise, and adopted two cats.

I’ve also attacked the poor sleep aspect (depression can cause sleep problems or vica versa). I had a sleep study, but they were only interested in finding obstructive sleep apnea (which they did, and I’ve been using a CPAP for the last two years without fail). I’m taking care to exercise good sleep hygene, tried sleep aides (nytol, melatonin, zolpidem, etc.), got a new mattress, prop up legs, and have a wedge pillow for my head. Nothing works.

My testosterone did test low (~190 ng/ml, normal 300-800). I saw an endocrinologist (and, typical for a doctor, couldn’t find a cause) who prescribed hormone replacement with patches (vs. gel or shots). I did try the patches, which didn’t make me feel different but I did get a rash.

What’s left to try? I’m 40 years old, and thinking that I should just give up.

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Answer by Mary
it is because of your depression. Fix depression and you’ll be like other men

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Question by justme75: I think my husband may have sleep apnea…?
Here are his symptoms: SNORING, stops breathing at times, night sweats, sore throat, headaches, daytime sleepiness. He can take a nap at anytime during the day! And it only takes him about a minute to fall asleep! He stays up late, and is constantly waking up during the night, too. It’s starting to really affect my sleep! I NEED HELP!

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Answer by Cookie
I’m not sure about the night sweats but the rest sounds like it could be related to sleep apnea. Sleep problems between a couple can make for some real relationship stress. Hopefully, he’s willing to see a doctor about this. He needs to get into a sleep specialist who can diagnose the problem. If it’s sleep apnea, it is treatable. If he’s overweight, it can help if he sheds some of that. You might want to sleep apart for a little while, but he really should get this taken care of regardless so your distress may lead to the butt-kick that he needs to address this. Good luck.

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Question by <#3: I think my boyfriend has sleep apnea?
He wakes up 10+ times a night gasping for air. It honestly wakes me up every time. His heart is always pounding and he sits straight up. Its been getting really bad lately and its really starting to worry me. He’s so stubborn, and doesn’t think he needs to go to the doctor. He also has gurd (acid reflux) would that have anything to do with it?
what else could it be? what were your symptoms with sleep apnea?

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Answer by Izeetba
So you shd advise him to go see a doctor,coz he could God forbid die in his sleep so its important to know what to do,the doctor mught give him a machine to help him with that

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Question by Miss C: Do you think I have Sleep Apnea?
I think i might have sleep apnea, my mother thinks so too.
I can’t go to the doctor because we dont have the money..so?
Well here are some what you could call problems/symptoms.
1. I have headaches everyday..Moderate to severe pain.
2. I get dizzy when I bend over or get up.
3. Im really i mean REALLY tired. I sleep about 10-12 hours a night. It gets bad sometimes..i fall asleep in class and everything. I even take naps when i get home.
4. Shortness of breath? idk ….
5. Im very cranky or moody

So please and thanks for the answers :]… :l

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Answer by gymchick
might be mono

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Question by : What do you think about this?
In 2010 I woke twice in that year gasping for air and couldn’t breath. Last night I did the same thing but this time I’m worried because I’m 5 months pregnant. Every time I have experience that, I felt like I was gonna die. I think maybe it was an asthma attack but I don’t know because I don’t have asthma or maybe I have obstructive sleep apnea.

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Answer by Helen R.
Hormonal changes & weight gain during pregnancy can trigger or worsen sleep disorders! I would recommend heading to a sleep center — don’t self-diagnose.

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