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Thomas, if you are falling asleep throughout the day, unless you truly do have narcolepsy, you are not actually sleeping deeply at night. Apnea actually keeps you at a base level of awake through the night, an prevents your body from reaching full REM sleep, which is essential for rest. If this continues, you won't just fall asleep during slow times of the day, you'll actually start hallucinating. You need to consult a doctor and possibly get something that knocks you out fully, during nights you can have 9-10 hours of sleep. Otherwise your health is at risk. You also should consider a CPAP machine.

Edited: Gknightbc on 25th Feb, 2018 - 3:24pm

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The issue is finding time to do so, having the money for the testing, and paying for the CPAP machine. That and for whichever doctor I meet up with, as I'd also need to pay him or her before they even work with me.

I know it can be less expensive, and now something one can do, to have one tested at home but even then I may find myself needing additional testing just for the doctor's to make sure. Yet since my old health insurance through my previous job is likely no good because of losing said job… I'd likely have to pay completely out of pocket.

Edited: Thomaslee on 25th Feb, 2018 - 4:30pm

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That makes it very hard to get ahead of this,then. Without benefits, or a government that has universal healthcare, you will have hard time getting a job that gives benefits. Classical Catch 22 situation.

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Thomaslee, I will advise for you to go check your local Bishop and explain the situation. Maybe you can get some support or they may know of a doctor willing to help you out.

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I know with my sleep apnea I was getting to the hallucination stage before I got my CPAP machine. The difference was night and day. Of course, I only had to pay for the machine as all the testing and doctor visits were covered by Medicare here in Canada. It's definitely not something to let go if you can find some way to get some assistance with paying for things it will definitely be worth it.

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That is the frustrating situation Gknightbc, all the more so since I have worked so long in health insurance even with the supposed benefits the Affordable Health Care Act provided… Sighs, heathcare is terrible in the US with insurance companies still having too much power despite the law. With artificially and insanely increased medical costs just so the insurance companies have something to lower.
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The issue is JB, is that I feel uncomfortable going to my bishop. This, for the fact that he helped me for four month with rent and food, but when I got my job I got to the point where I stopped going. More, I didn't pay any tithing on the income I made so it doesn't feel right to go asking for help again since I gave nothing back.
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I really do hope that I don't ever get to the hallucination stage ChristianD, I can't even imagine how scary that could be. Sighs, honestly more and more I have wanted to move to Canada or even the UK. To have healthcare be more simple in that simply by being a tax paying citizen or legal resident you have healthcare and can go into pretty much any hospital to have your needs covered.,

I just feel stuck, and it is so frustrating.

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I am not reading a better alternative from you unless you have friends / family willing to help you out of a medical situation. In my opinion, your explanation of what is happening in your life warrants drastic measures to make it better, the most he / they can say is "No" but you will never know unless you ask.

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Well I made a post on Facebook, but expressly asking anyone to pay for getting me the help I need but still explaining my situation. Hopefully someone will be able and willing to help, even if it is simply pointing me in the right direction.