Do you think i have sleep apnea? I have anxiety disorder!

Can't say that I have this issue, but my advice would be to follow the sleep specialist's advice and try it out. It certainly can't hurt to take advice from a sleep professional. I'd love to meet with one of those guys to assess what I can do to help me sleep better.

If you truly have sleep apnea, there's nothing you can do about it anyway but follow the specialist's advice. Why fret about whether or not you want it? Cause if you got it, well, accept it and do what you can to manage or make it go away.

Anxiety causes me all sorts of sleeping problems, never experienced something similar to sleep apnea with it, though. Perhaps others can comment here.

My suggestion is to talk with a doctor and ask for a sleep study. That's how they diagnose sleep apnea. My other half has SAD and severe sleep apnea. He can't get sleep to recharge his brain and body because he wakes up all night long. He is in rough condition by the time morning arrives to face the day. Every day. It's a terrible catch-22. He has spent the last 2 years, trying CPAP machines, masks, and air pressures. There is unfortunately no magic bullet. After each sleep study, his doctor tweaks something, he runs with it for 2-3 months, and then they re-assess.

Please get help from a doctor who works with sleep disorders. You never know - it could be something easy to fix.

Hi Preet and welcome!

I am sorry to hear of your anxiety and sleeping trouble.;(

Definitely follow up with your sleep specialist and find out what you are dealing with...specifically if it is apnea, since you will need to take measures to manage that issue.

Try not to add to your anxiety with anticipation of that worry however! Many people have this condition, and with treatment do absolutely fine!

As far as anxiety goes...it is entirely possible that you are experiencing nocturnal panic attacks. These are fairly common among anxiety sufferers...so if this is the case for you, you are going to need to do all that you can to treat your anxiety issues.

What have you done so far for relief? Therapy and/or medication are two excellent options for you to consider. I can't tell you how much therapy helped me to conquer my day time and nocturnal panic problems!

Make an appointment with your doctor to discuss your treatment options if you have not already.

We also have an awesome Resource Guide here on our main page (1st) post full of great self-help ideas that you can get started with today.:)

Keep posting with us and let us know how you are doing, and what you find out from your appointments okay?

Scaredy Cat