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Worse, the constant exhaustion makes your mental state absolutely horrible. Not just in the obvious stuff like being more scatterbrained, but in lack of motivation and, I dare say, depression.

Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.




Yep, I most likely had it for 5 years without realising it. I had no idea why I was so tired.

Every day, getting to work on time was a huge mission, slogging through the day trying to get stuff done jacked up of caffeine.

Then the nights, despite being exhausted I was unable to fall asleep, my experience was that I was lying awake in bed for hours but actually I was falling asleep many times per minute and choking myself back awake. The only easy way to get to sleep was to have a few drinks which naturally made my apnea worse, not to mention the negative effects of alcohol.

Once I realised I was doing it, I learned to sense when I had choked back awake. I did everything I could to get a CPAP Machine ASAP (it was expensive and not covered by health insurance in Australia).

2 weeks of using it every night I felt like a new person. My compliance using the device is nearly 100% over the last year (as reported by the device) and it's been so great.

I fall asleep in about 5 minutes these days.

The reason why I didn't realise I had this condition was because I had been single for about 6 years and slept on my own. It wasn't until I started dating that my (now fiancee) said 'you snore and choke all night'.

So, as a PSA, anyone overweight and long time single that is always tired, get a sleep study!




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