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[Kraig]

I've tried CPAP twice for my sleep apnea, and I just can't tolerate it. There's no way I'm falling asleep with something strapped to my face. However, the sleep apnea doesn't seem to be a major issue. I'm getting plenty of sleep and I don't feel tired or fatigued during the day. If I stop breathing and die in the middle of the night, I'll deal with that when it happens.

Last year, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. In January, the doctor prescribed me Tirzepatide under the name Mounjaro, to lower my A1C. It is also sold as a weight loss drug, Zepbound. Tirzepatide reduces your appetite, lowers your blood pressure and stops moderate to severe sleep apnea. The reduction in appetite, along with regular exercise, causes weight loss.

Before I started taking Mounjaro, the doctor kept trying to have me get checked to see if I needed a CPAP. Now I don't have to worry about it. There are some rare bad side effects to Tirzepatide, but I haven't experienced any of them in the 11 months I've been taking it.

 

[auntiehill]

Sleep apnea isn't likely to suddenly kill you. It's the long-term lack of oxygen you could experience during the night which leads to possible brain damage, heart problems, etc.

I couldn't tolerate the CPAP at first, but it got better as the months went on...BUT I developed contact- dermatitis: the mask caused my skin to react. I had a horrible rash that damaged the skin on my entire face. It lasted 5-6 months after I stopped using it. But my skin was permanently damaged and I now look 20 years older.

I have learned to sleep on my side but still have some trouble sleeping. I'll spend 8 hours in bed and get maybe 6/6.5 hours of sleep .

 

[DEWLine]

When I got diagnosed five years ago, I'd done an overnight sleep study at one of the local hospitals. Blood oxygen levels were at a "floor" level that the specialists don't like to see, and the sensors were recording 50+ events/hour. As for what got me asking for the sleep study testing in the first place? A year earlier, I was nodding off during team meetings during a day job contract, and I was warned by my immediate supervisor that I could be fired for cause as a consequence.