Posted by LostBoyinNCBecksDark on October 19, 2007, at 13:24:18
In reply to Re: You people are suckers, posted by Mathia on October 15, 2007, at 20:27:03
> The sleep apnea thing can be a problem. You should check into it. I think its mainly a problem with your heart possibly stopping. I had sleep apnea, had a (I forget whats its called now) nose, disectimy, etc. Bottom line, helped my sleeping, not my depression. Still was depressed after.
> Goodluck
> MattHey man...
Sleep apnea has a whole lot more to do with your heart stopping. I will copy and paste from the WebMD website some of the problems associated with sleep apnea:
"What Are the Effects of Sleep Apnea?
If left untreated, sleep apnea can result in a growing number of health problems including:
* Hypertension
* Stroke
* Heart failure, irregular heart beats and heart attacksIn addition, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for poor performance in everyday activities, such as at work and school, motor vehicle crashes as well as academic underachievement in children and adolescents."
Sleep apnea is also associated with metabolic syndrome and treating apnea can help type II diabetes:
http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20050301/sleep-apnea-treatment-may-improve-diabetes
AND sleep apnea treatment oftentimes helps depression...sometimes dramatically:
http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20050912/treatment-for-sleep-apnea-may-ease-depression
"At a Florida sleep center, 50 patients were recently asked to use CPAP for four to six weeks. The patients' depression symptoms improved during that time, according to a study in Chest.
The researchers' recommendations:
* Screen people with depression symptoms for obstructive sleep apnea.
* Screen people with obstructive sleep apnea for depression."
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