Anyone else using a CPAP machine faithfully and still not sleeping?

sandi2932

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea about a year ago. I went to different masks until I found one that feels pretty comfortable. I wear the one that fits over my nose size p. That's the smallest one they make. I adjust the mask quite a bit because it is so close to my mouth, almost on my lip. I still faithfully use it every night. It isn't that I'm not tired because I am. The sleep clinic doctor has me taking Melatonin before I go to bed because I still haven't been able to sleep much. The Melatonin makes me really tired but I told him I'm still not sleeping that much. About eight months ago I asked the doctor to increase the pressure in the machine because I wasn't sleeping very well so he increased it from 13 to 15. It was better some but not great. He thinks that I need less air because I lost weight but I think I need more. I told him I really needed another sleep study but he wanted to put me on a medicine first because he said during the original sleep study I moved my legs a little while sleeping. I don't know the name of the medicine but is a pale yellow capsule I take 2 hours before I go to bed. Another medicine and still not sleeping that great. Anyone else still having sleep problems while on the CPAP machine?

Sandi