I almost died today! Need help/advice UPDATE...
I almost died today from obstructive air way? apnea... This may get kinda long but please read and help me with this, Im litaraly afraid to go back to sleep!
Sunday oct. 14th 2012 around noon...
I woke to my heart racing out of my chest and I couldnt get a breath of air, none would come in or out. Im guessing I had been holding my breath in my sleep and had no idea how long I had been holding it but it felt like it was dry and stuck together in there if that make any sense, I tryed swallowing maybe to try to clear my throat but it just wouldnt happen... I stumbled to my feet trying to get to the sink for a drink of water and I could feel my self fading away in a sense, I dont know if I was literally dieing or if I was about to pass out from lack of air. I remember my body feeling weak cause I didnt really walk over to the sink cause my legs would almost no hold up my body weight completely, it was like they were about to give out or that I was about to collapse. I finally made it to the sink and I could barley hold myself up, I slouched over the sink and turned on the faucet and used my hands and got three small one hand full of water and barley was able to swallow it but thankfully it did go down, then I was able to take a couple small breaths and I thought I was gonna pass out in the floor right there and as thirsty as I thought I was all I knew is that I could breath if only just a lil and I needed to get back to the couch. So i staggered back to the couch with my heart still racing out of my chest and i collapsed on the couch and dont know if I felll asleep or passed out from lack of oxygen but thats all i remember, I woke up maybe a hour later and knew that I literally almost died... I spent the next eleven or so hours on the computer trying to figure out what had happened to me and im guessing from what I read that it was sleep apnea. Im scared to sleep... I wonder how close I came to dieing? I wonder what might have happed if I would have passed out and never made it to the sink for those small sips of water?
My wife lost one hundred pounds and had apnea but doesn't anymore and I was wondering what pressure setting would be good for me? to use the machine until I can see a doc and get a sleep study done? I have anxiety disorder and insomnia and im scared to sleep... This was a life changing day for me, after this happened around 2-3pm today I literally walked outside and looked at the changing leaves on the trees, smelled the air, cried and was thankful I was alive... This is not about getting a good nights sleep, this is about I dont want to die in the middle of the night before I can see a doc to help me with this when I got the machine right here...
Sunday oct. 14th 2012 around noon...
I woke to my heart racing out of my chest and I couldnt get a breath of air, none would come in or out. Im guessing I had been holding my breath in my sleep and had no idea how long I had been holding it but it felt like it was dry and stuck together in there if that make any sense, I tryed swallowing maybe to try to clear my throat but it just wouldnt happen... I stumbled to my feet trying to get to the sink for a drink of water and I could feel my self fading away in a sense, I dont know if I was literally dieing or if I was about to pass out from lack of air. I remember my body feeling weak cause I didnt really walk over to the sink cause my legs would almost no hold up my body weight completely, it was like they were about to give out or that I was about to collapse. I finally made it to the sink and I could barley hold myself up, I slouched over the sink and turned on the faucet and used my hands and got three small one hand full of water and barley was able to swallow it but thankfully it did go down, then I was able to take a couple small breaths and I thought I was gonna pass out in the floor right there and as thirsty as I thought I was all I knew is that I could breath if only just a lil and I needed to get back to the couch. So i staggered back to the couch with my heart still racing out of my chest and i collapsed on the couch and dont know if I felll asleep or passed out from lack of oxygen but thats all i remember, I woke up maybe a hour later and knew that I literally almost died... I spent the next eleven or so hours on the computer trying to figure out what had happened to me and im guessing from what I read that it was sleep apnea. Im scared to sleep... I wonder how close I came to dieing? I wonder what might have happed if I would have passed out and never made it to the sink for those small sips of water?
My wife lost one hundred pounds and had apnea but doesn't anymore and I was wondering what pressure setting would be good for me? to use the machine until I can see a doc and get a sleep study done? I have anxiety disorder and insomnia and im scared to sleep... This was a life changing day for me, after this happened around 2-3pm today I literally walked outside and looked at the changing leaves on the trees, smelled the air, cried and was thankful I was alive... This is not about getting a good nights sleep, this is about I dont want to die in the middle of the night before I can see a doc to help me with this when I got the machine right here...
