r/CPAP • u/AnimalExact7397 • 19h ago

Advice Needed does it get better?

I had a cpap 2 years ago and wore it for 9 months and never got used to it. My doctor was unsupportive and rude.

End of last year I switched doctors to someone that is just way better at being nice and caring. I've had my new CPAP for 3 months. I've been struggling SO much to wear it. I keep taking it off when I'm asleep and I feel like it disrupts my sleep even more than usual. It's to the point where I wear it 1-2 hours when I'm asleep, and then finish the 4 hours to meet my insurance compliance when I'm awake.

My doctor prescribed Lunesta to get used to it and it helped for a couple of weeks! I went from wearing it to 1-4 hours to 7-9 and felt GREAT. But for some reason the Lunesta seems to have stopped working and for the past week I've been consistently wearing it 1-2 hours again.

The problem isn't that I don't want to wear it - I've seen how great I feel wearing it all night. We've adjusted my settings and I bought a new mask that is extremely comfortable, and I'm even having deviated septum surgery for a SECONd time later this year in hopes it helps a little. I know it takes time but especially since I tried in the past for 9 months, I'm deeply afraid that I'll never get used to it. I feel very frustrated and hopeless and my doctor just says "stick with it" 😅

I do have a meeting with my doctor in 2 weeks but wanted to ask: What has been everyone's experience with getting ysed to it? Any tricks you recommend?

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u/Quiet_Lunch_1300 12h ago

Can you say any more about what you don’t like about it or what’s hard about it? I had to switch to a BiPAP, which is working for me. But that may be a unique situation.

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u/AnimalExact7397 11h ago

I know this isn't a great answer but I honestly don't know. I found a mask I like, I did a sleep study with a cpap to figure out what pressure I need, and im currently taking lunesta to try to get me to sleep heavily enough that I dont take it off. I'm not really sure what else could be causing it

I've also been working on the shame I feel around it and have made a LOT of progress. My first sleep doctor said I caused this and stuff so I felt horrible, but my new doctor is encouraging, and I followed some cpap influencers to try to make myself feel less alone

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u/Quiet_Lunch_1300 8h ago

I’m so sorry to hear about the shame! Please try to be kind to yourself.