male only Affects of Lapband on sleep apnea

Fearless55 · August 10, 2008

Are you still taking Ambien CR? I was wondering if there is any issue with the size of the pill or if there are any effects from the timed release in the pouch?

Chris61 · August 10, 2008

I am going to have an another sleep study done in Sept. This will be almost 16 months since I found out that I have sleep apnea. I was banded in Sept. of 07 and now Iam down 60lbs from my sleep study. I hope to be down another 10lbs before then. I also have not been using the machie as much. I use the machine about 3 hours a day and take the mask off. So now I have a dental applaince and doing well with it so far. Will see what the test results say in Sept. Keep in mind that sleep apena may or may no go away, denpends on a lot of issues that you might have. However they do say weight loss is the best.

Chris

georgebals · August 10, 2008

I'm still taking Ambien CR. For me pill is small enough to go right thru to main stomach. Last time I felt restriction was in hospital being banded, 1/15/08. I also take several Vitamin pills. a multi, B-Complex & a large Neuro-PS. I will visit Family on East Coast + have them listen to me sleep in September. They said I used to keep everyone awake. Good Luck Hasta Pronto, George:thumbup:

1bayougirl · August 10, 2008

I'm still taking Ambien C R. I been taking it a few years now. I guess they go thru easy. I don't have any restriction. I take B-complex & a multi seniors Vitamin pill. Also a large neuro -ps pill. I'll have to change the way I do things if I ever get a fill. I have tried to go without ambien but cannot sleep. The hardest part of the band & ambien for me is staying away from food. Ambien alone will cause me to mindlessly eat. I try to be careful. Hope this helps. sleep has a lot to do with weight loss, I'm just now learning. Hasta Pronto, George:thumbs_up:

Ambien is one of the meanest sleep meds I've ever tried! My aunt took it and made phones calls all through the night to her kids, my mom took it and started eating all night, AND walking into walls (BRUISES EVERYWHERE, FALLS DOWN THE STAIRS, HOSPITAL VISITS), I took it for awhile and my husband had great sex :crying:(so he says) that I DON'T REMEMBER!

I don't mind great sex, but I would at least like to remember it!

Anything that can remove all your sensibilities should be take warily. There are other sleep meds that Don't make you a senseless vombie, or leave you with a HORRIBLE HEADACHE later on down the road.

If you know it makes you sleep eat, GET OFF IT!

georgebals · August 10, 2008

Thanks. I'm down to about 5 Doctors now. My spine fusion Doctor released me on 8/7/08 with a your healed now. My GP Doctor 8/8/08 said my blood labs & weight loss are fantastic. I moved to Las Vegas to get my whole body over hauled. Without ambien cr I do not sleep. Without sleep I do not heal. I have learned to stay away from food after taking pill. I've made all my Doctors aware. WLS (band) is the best thing that has happened to me. Prior to WLS I had to have spine, shoulder & ankle surgeries. Now I need Knees, Prostate & a sleep labs. In my old life, I was a hard rock miner. I am in far better shape than other miners. I will be paying off these surgeries for some time. Money won't buy happiness, but it will buy the misery that I prefer. Thanks for concern. I have lost over 125 pounds, so things are changing quick. Hasta Pronto, George:thumbup: I'll get off it= Next Goal

skinipete · August 11, 2008

Sorry boys, I know I shouldn't be posting in your fourm BUT I need to tell Papa this... I also have severe sleep apnea & the device I chose does not cover my face. I have a head strap & my air hose is attached to a, well the best i could describe it as is, a plastic/latex type material pillow with 2 nostral holes in it that only rests on my nose. It's soft & I don't look like a fighter pilot when I sleep.< /p>

CPAP Masks

look at the Mirage Swift II....that is pretty much what mine looks like.

Papahemi · August 11, 2008

Thanks for the info skinipete. Its not the mask I have trouble with. I am an aircraft mechanic and I wear a respirator for breathing protection with no problems. Its exhaling against the pressure I have a problem with. I have tried CPAP, Bi-pap with c-flex and autopap. I have tried nose mask, full face and nose pillows. For some reason I go into panic mode (heart rate sky rockets, full panic sweats and shortness of breath) Unfortunately my insurance is Kaiser and they have been very little help.(thats another frustrating story). If you can't pass a titration study they won't prescribe a machine. I am not sure whether I could eventually adjust to the machine after a few months but Kaiser won't allow me to try without first passing a titration study. Their reaction was "Oh well you failed the test, see you later" No why, lets try this or nothing to help. I am basically on my own. Sorry to vent.

skinipete · August 11, 2008

Again..sorry for the intruision BUT Papa..you neeed encouragment!!! When I go to bed the pressure from the CPAP pushing air into my nose is freaky (I wish it didn't DO that) but as I breath the pressure seems to subside.

If you think you can't get past that, ask your Doc for somnthing that will gently relax you at bedtime so you can overcome the fear or weirdness or whatever.

AND another thing I do...I wear earplugs...I hate the noise of the CPAP (sounds like Darth Vader breathing!) AND I cover the lights (why the hell do they have lights when we need to SLEEP!?) with a black sock.

OK....I have given you good reason to try it again...do NOT make me come over there & kick your ass.

Edited August 12, 2008 by skinipete

Papahemi · August 12, 2008

Thanks skinipete for intruding I don't think anyone minds. A good kick in the butt is probably exactly what I need. I am nearing the end of the adjustment phase of my dental device and I just now emailed my PCP for a referral to a ENT to discuss my nasal problem that was seen by my neuromuscular sleep dentist. I have also emailed the pharmacist at Kaiser about a sleep med that will "relax me" long enough to complete a titration study without affecting the study results in a negative way. Hopefully by the time my psych eval comes around I will 100% CPAP compliant. Kaiser has a 20 week wait before your first appt. and I just started the Lap band program last week. I have already lost 31 pounds in 8 weeks preparing for the WLS ( it took me 8 weeks to get the orientation seminar) and hope to lose another 110 pounds. With or without WLS I have to lose the weight. Again thank you.

willfish02 · August 20, 2008

I've been on a CPAP for twelve years and getting used to the mask took some getting used to. My setting was at 14psi after losing 100 lbs with the band my pressures is down to 5psi. I hope that some day when I get to my goal weight, I can stop using the machine.