My husband has told me while I sleep with my cpap device
(use nasal pillows) I thrash around in the bed, kicking my
feet and waving my arms.  This behaviour can be clocked,
I engage in it every 20-25 seconds over a two to three hour
period.  I would like to ask if anyone else has experienced
this type of abnormal behaviour, and if so, do you know
what causes it??

(Personal comment....Will the nightmare of sleep apnea ever go away??)

wideawake -
I would urge you to talk to your doctor about this.  Before I started CPAP therapy, my arms & legs would thrash around all night long.  I have not done this at all since I started CPAP.  Perhaps your CPAP setting is not correct for you and it needs to be changed.  I have read in other posts, that you should have re-titration (another sleep study with a CPAP to determine which setting is proper for you)  after the first 6 months of use and every year after that as well as after you have lost or gained 20 pounds.  Also - you should have your CPAP checked.  It is possible that the machine is not putting out the pressure that it says it is.  Your DME should have a manometer (sp?) to check the output.

Good luck!

wideawake wrote:

My husband has told me while I sleep with my cpap device
(use nasal pillows) I thrash around in the bed, kicking my
feet and waving my arms.  This behaviour can be clocked,
I engage in it every 20-25 seconds over a two to three hour
period.  I would like to ask if anyone else has experienced
this type of abnormal behaviour, and if so, do you know
what causes it??

(Personal comment....Will the nightmare of sleep apnea ever go away??)

Hi,

Sounds like Restless Leg Syndrome or a Limb Movement disorder. Common enough. You need to talk to your sleep doctor. It can be treated.

The nightmare of sleep apnoea will go away. Compliance to cpap therapy is the first step. Close contact with your sleep clinic and support forums, like here, will help things along.

Daniel


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