Sleep Apnoea?
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Hi,
Could anybody please tell me if this sounds like sleep apnoea. It is one of the side effects of medication I've been taking for around 4 years and since starting me sleep quality has been poor. I have been to my GP who gave me a very short questionnaire to complete (around 5 questions). The questions were all based around falling asleep during the day and he was pretty dismissive of the choking during the night.
I have been struggling with the following,
Waking around 5-10 minutes after falling asleep - jerking and a feeling of swallowing my tongue which causes choking. This can be laid in bed or even sat asleep in a chair to some extent.
Very loud snoring which only started after taking this medication
Tossing and turning a lot during the night
Occasional sweating 2/3 episodes a year
Waking with a very dry throat
The GP stated because I wasn't falling asleep at work or whilst driving that Sleep apnoea is very unlikely but i'm not convinced, I am finding it harder and harder to get out of bed in a morning and it's starting to have an affect on my partner.
Thanks for your help
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renee61138 emma37836
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Hi some of your symptoms sound like mine only im not on any kind of meds. Mine usually happens a few min after i fall asleep and like you i wake up and its hard to swallow i have to sit up a few times a night this happens in the beginning of my sleep. Im thinking apnea as well and i am going to see my doc but like you i do not fall asleep during the day. I do not snore as per my husband. This is pretty new to me as well and scary.