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Bernie -> Re: Karnaaj (6/22/2003 11:33:48 AM)
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by gmenfan
[B]The sleep apnea surgery will pull me off my heavy dosage of sleeping pills, which in turn should reduce my anxiety. My deppression pills aren't working anymore so after recovery I'm being switched to a different medication for that.
Sleep apnea should not go untreated:
Because of the serious disturbances in their normal sleep patterns, people with sleep apnea often feel very sleepy during the day and their concentration and daytime performance suffer. The consequences of sleep apnea range from annoying to life-threatening. They include symptoms suggesting depres-sion, irritability, sexual dysfunction, learning and memory difficulties, and falling asleep while at work, on the phone, or driving. Untreated sleep apnea patients are 3 times (or more) likely to have automobile accidents; CPAP treatment reverses the increased risk. It has been estimated that up to 50 percent of sleep apnea patients have high blood pressure. It has recently been shown that sleep apnea contributes to high blood pressure. Risk for heart attack and stroke may also increase in those with sleep apnea [/B][/QUOTE]
Mike, while sleep apnea is a serious condition that should always be treated, and it isn't "nice" to make fun of such things, I can't help but be a comedian and I hope you don't take offense but...
Are you sure the problem isn't SP:WAW addiction? I just took that paragraph you wrote, replaced the words "sleep apnea" with "SP:WAW addiction" and , dang if that doesn't describe my day to a "T"! ;)
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