I am trying to get approved and meet the requirements for a vsg I am 35 bmi with one comorbidities i am in the process of seeing if my insurance will pay for a in home sleep study, but want to see have anymore ever had one and took a sleep aide or xanax. If you did will that affect your test or the way you breath

It's hard to say what it'll do. If you're worried about falling asleep bring it with you and ask if you can take it.

If you're worried about faking sleep apnea to get insurance approval, well I don't know if there's a surefire way of doing that with legal OTC drugs.

I was told to follow my normal routine. These articles may help to answer your questions, too.

https://www.sleepdr.com/the-sleep-blog/can-i-take-a-sleep-aid-or-sleeping-pill-before-my-sleep-study/

https://www.sleepresolutions.com/blog/how-do-you-prepare-for-a-sleep-study

Edited July 11, 20188 yr by Missouri-Lee's Summit

They want you to follow your normal routine to get an accurate idea of what sleep is like for you. I take Ambien every night and was told to do so for my hospital sleep study because it is my normal routine.

Thank you for all your answer. Glad to hear I can take meds cause I wouldn't be able to fall asleep. I had read somewhere that it slows down your breathing so they wouldn't want you to take it.and it could relax your throat muscles more.

11 hours ago, bunnygirl650 said:

I am trying to get approved and meet the requirements for a vsg I am 35 bmi with one comorbidities i am in the process of seeing if my insurance will pay for a in home sleep study, but want to see have anymore ever had one and took a sleep aide or xanax. If you did will that affect your test or the way you breath

I had to take a Ambien before my 2nd sleep study. The first one, I didn't get enough sleep for them to probably get good info. I specifically requested a sleep aide to get me through the second test.

I'm curious if it is the doctors who request the sleep study or if it is an insurance requirement?

Yes! They recommend it

It's me trying to see if I have another comorbidity for approval . I hava hypertension so just wanted to check sleep apnea my bmi is 35

No you shouldn’t take any
Drugs before a sleep
Study as it will not produce accurate results. Diazepam is a depressant it will naturally relax you’re muscles even more which could cause sleep apnoea. If you already have sleep apnoea it would make it worse.

Thank you for the information