CPAP - Physical and Psychological Dependance

[HalfAsleep]

If people became dependent on CPAP like a drug than you'd see people using their machines 24 hours a day. Oh course this doesn't happen.

Your safe.

Well I was only worried about dependence during sleep. Maybe dependence is not the right word. You lose muscles you dont exercise. Isnt it likely that the muscle that keeps your throat flap from collapsing weakens because CPAP does all the work. I know this is probably crazy and I am jumping to conclusions. A little knowledge is truly dangerous.

CPAP doesn’t “do all the work”. You do.

There are so many factors that go into breathing and sleeping events, there’s no telling what the outcome of losing weight might be for you.  And then, there’s the minor —cough, cough—matter of getting older and things not working like they did before.....

Also, you might find that CPAP settles your breathing a bit and thereby helps with anxiety.  IMO This would be way more healthy than pharmaceuticals.