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Im on a Resmed S10 autos with Resmed F30i mask... I started using this mask on day 4.
Any additional info I can tell is that I had to use 0.125mg of alprazolam (xanax) to be able to sleep... but yet I got awake about 2 hours from start sleeping... and so on
Your saw-toothed pressure graph may be the problem. All the pressure swings are causing arousals. To test this theory, turn off the Ramp, and set your pressure to 8 cm, both min and max. Leave your EPR set to 3 - Full-time.
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One notable item is that alprazolam is an anxiolytic benzodiazepine meaning it is for anxiety (along with Valium and Ativan) and it is not a hypnotic, which is a type of benzodiazepine specifically for sleeping (triazolam is).
And Xanax has a very long half life of 11+ hours while triazolam is only about 2 hours. Even though the Xanax is a half dose it still has too long a residual effect, but regardless it's not indicated for insomnia.
If a physician prescribed it for sleeping they should know it's not a sleeping pill and try you on 0.25 mg triazolam, or even half of one, instead. If you're taking it off label, Xanax is of no help at all for this purpose. Even if your brain is wide awake with worry, e.g. anxious, alprazolam is not going to help you fall asleep. Triazolam is designed for this. (So is temazepam [Restoril] but it has a half-life 4X as long as triazolam). And "Z-drugs" are double the half-life. In case the doctor suggests Ambien.
That's on top of pressure that is far too low. And ramping is of no help. Try the settings in response #2. You can see from the graph that the only time you are at such a low pressure of 4 is when you start and restart the use of the APAP at which point it rockets up to 6-8 cm. You average 7+ so you may as well start at 7. The upper limit could be 10,11,12,15 which you'll never get to no matter where it is set.
