2006-10-19 07:18:33 · 10 answers · asked by cuteness 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
BLOSSOM,
First of all I have sleep apnea and have done a lot of research on it. My personal response to treatment for sleep apnea, the breathing of air throught the night with a CPAP did absolutely give me a more positive outlook on life! It actually made me feel years younger, I suppose for years I was sleep starved and not actually depressed but not at my best! God only knows what I could of accomplished if I would of had this machine 20 years ago!
Blossom I have known two people who were diagnosed with depression and one of the things that they also had was sleep apnea. Now their treatment of sleep apnea did improve their depression, one more than the other. Now this person still has her days, she doesn't dance thru life throwing out flowers! But she is definitely happier overall! Now the other one had much bigger problems also! I think he just had bad attitudes for other reasons!
So I can see how sleep apnea would definitely give one a negative outlook on life but since I lived with it for 60 years without treatment I guess I got used to it! Seriously the CPAP device has literally given me back 20 years and I have lost weight and all sorts of wonderful things are happening.
So the treatment for sleep apnea has given me a positive outlook on life, I am NOT DEPRESSED this even though we got wiped NEARLY ENTIRELY out by Hurricane Katrina no medicine just a little air!
If someone thinks that you might have sleep apnea you should go to one otf those sleep labs for a overnight study. They can really determine all the fine points that might disturb your quality of sleep! Quality of sleep is really as important as the hours of sleep! I was sleep starved for a stage of deep sleep called REM it is the only real time your brain gets to rest! The body gets to rest in all the other stages! You can have a rested body and a tired brain!
I NEARLY DIED FROM SLEEP APNEA DURING A REAL MINOR OPERATION AND THIS IS WHY I AM SUCH A NUT ABOUT THIS! THE KIND OF SLEEP APNEA THAT I AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE IS WHERE THE BRAIN WHEN IT IS IN DEEP SLEEP HAS THE BODY ON AUTO PILOT, AND THE AUTO BREATH STOPS WORKING! NOW AFTER 2 TO 5 MISSED BREATHS THE BRAIN SENCES HIGH CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS AND DROPS OUT OF REM IT AWAKENS THE BODY JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU GASP FOR AIR! ALL THIS GOES ON AND YOU ARE STILL IN ONE OF THE LEVELS OF SLEEP UNLESS SOME OTHER THING HAS HAPPENED AND YOU WOULD AWAKEN RATHER BREATHLESS FEELING!
NOW IF THE PERSON HAPPENS TO BE SAY PASSED OUT ON ALCOHOL FROM A BIG PARTY OR FROM DRUGS GUESS WHO FAILS TO NEVER WAKE UP! THIS IS HOW SLEEP APNEA KILLS! SOME PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY SO TIRED SOMETIMES AND IN SUCH A DEEP SLEEP THAT THEY JUST FAIL TO AWAKEN!
IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE SLEEP APNEA OR KNOW SOMEONE WITH IT THEN GET YOURSELF OR TALK THEM INTO GOING TO A SLEEP LAB FOR A " EVALUATION". WHAT COMES OUT OF THE STUDY WILL HELP GET THE MOST QUALITY SLEEP OUT OF WHATEVER HOURS OF SLEEP YOU CAN GET EACH NIGHT!
GOOD LUCK!
Nice talking to you again thank you for the points hope I have been helpful.
APS
2006-10-20 12:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering that sleep apnea is a condition that is closely associated with being overweight, I would speculate that, yes it is probable that sleep apnea provokes depression.
It is highly likely that the sleepless victim suffered of depression before the sleep apnea had developed, considering depression is one of the many consequence of being overweight.
Modest weight loss can alleviate sleep apnea, improve sleep quality and, reduce daytime drowsiness
2006-10-19 07:58:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleep Apnea can cause many symptoms Depression is only one of them. If you don't get enough good sleep each night then of course you may get depressed, you may also be short tempered and not able to arrange your thoughts properly. You should go to your Doctor and ask to be referred to a specialist in sleep disorders.
2006-10-19 07:31:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Sleep deprivation, improper oxygen metabolisation, chronic exhaustion can, over a relatively short period of time, lead to chronic depression, fatigue, and even personality alteration.
We have a very good friend who, after being diagnosed with SA and fitted with the sleep mask, has been transformed into a completely different (and better, sharper, more alert) person.
He is, however, extremely overweight. Be aware that the perhaps the greatest immediate treatment someone with SA can put in place is to take exercise, diet and weight loss seriously. Even losing a few pounds and getting a little fitter makes changes in SA to an order of magnitude.
Best to you.
2006-10-19 07:28:42 · answer #4 · answered by Timothy W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can. When our minds and bodies do not get adequate sleep, it causes undue stress, which can result in depression. Please have your doctor prescribe you a trip to a sleep center for help. There is a CPAP machine that you can wear to prevent apnea. It pushes a little air in while you sleep to prevent apnea. Good luck!
2006-10-19 07:25:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me I didn't know I had it until I started falling asleep talking to people... I couldnt get up on time i never heard my alarm clock.... Then it started ruining my life i was always tired and id start getting nightmares and when i woke up would be like when when nightmare gets horrifying and ill jump up gasping for air... its like your suffocating yourself... My boyfriend get dissrupted sleep due to the fact that i stop breathing 10 times and hour and i dont always remember waking up in the middle of the night... in fact i rarely do... I know some one whos onn anti-depressents and she now takes sleep meds due to the fact that she has insomnia... Id talk to your doctor, because if its your meds its easy to treat if it sleep apnea sleep meds could be a serious hazard... Go to an ENT for a sleep study first
2016-03-28 01:41:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, my husband has s.a. and has not had a depression issue.However, I am sure it is possible. Contact your doctor, the lack of proper sleep can have many different effects on your body.
2006-10-19 07:21:50 · answer #7 · answered by dlgrl=me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can because your body isn't getting enough sleep so it slows you down all over even mentally it can even make people seem like they have ADHD.
My son has sleep apnea. and always mopes around looking all sad like someone stole his best friend
2006-10-19 07:22:58 · answer #8 · answered by my babies 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. ANYTHING like that, that causes you to miss your R.E.M. sleep, the deepest part of your sleep at night. I go to Health Stores and get stuff like "Focus Complex," that help ME get to R.E.M. sleep!!
2006-10-19 07:28:45 · answer #9 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CAN CAUSE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE , HEART ATTACK , HEART FAILURE AND DEPRESSION , ANXIETY AND EVEN DEATH !!!!
2006-10-19 07:31:26 · answer #10 · answered by SWM 38 _4_ YOUNG GF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋