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My sleep study showed excessive pmld (70 an hour), my apnea numbers are fine with cpap (1-2 ahi), but I went back in recently because I still felt like crap in the morning. Sleep doc prescribed gabapentin only for at night to stop leg movements and I woke up the next morning feeling 100% better than I typically do. Gabapentin (300 or 600 mg) showed a significant decrease in stage 1 (9.3% vs 5.5%) and number of awakenings (11 vs 6) with increased sleep efficiency (93% vs 96.2%). Subjects receiving 600 mg also showed increased slow wave sleep, decreased rapid eye movement sleep, and decreased arousals. It can increase the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), which measures the severity of sleep apnea, and lead to more frequent breathing interruptions during sleep12. He really need to discuss this with his doctor. By taking gabapentin at this higher dosage, I believe, I suppressed my ANS from overreacting to sleep apnea events allowing me more restorative sleep. It's only been 3 days but the improvement is drastic from being a zombie. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Some studies have found that gabapentin may increase slow-wave sleep, also known as deep sleep, which is crucial for physical restoration and cognitive function. Additionally, it may reduce sleep fragmentation, leading to fewer nighttime awakenings and improved sleep continuity. I recently stopped gabapentin and noticed I was having zero central apneas anymore according to the machine. I told my doctor and ended up doing another sleep test which scored an ahi of .9 (no sleep apnea). It seems like some literature matches my experience as well. Gabapentin made me sleep horrible. Took it for 5 days and stopped simply because of the sleep disturbances it caused. It would make me wake up repeatedly, and have restless legs. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Gabapentin looses its effectiveness for sleep. Tolerance is a thing with this as far as sleep goes, it still helps the reason i’m prescribed it for at night but it’s sleep effects diminishes. I can double my dose if i need to but rather keep my dose low. If you started at 100, 200, 300 and increasing it for sleep you’ll understand. For those who have tried CPAP, did it help with your sleep apnea or did it not work for you? Just a simple “Yes, it improved my sleep to some degree” or “No, I tried but it didn’t help/couldn’t tolerate”. Just while you're taking them for increased apnea events, like drinking alcohol within 4 hours of bedtime. Long term benzo use however has recently been found to damage the brain. There are two medications which can help which are okay with sleep apnea. Gabapentin which increases SWS sleep aka deep sleep. The way you service connect sleep apnea as a secondary you need a intermediate step to connect. Example weight gain , medicine like gabapentin is known for sleep apnea and you need to get a dbq and a Nexus tying all this to sleep apnea. Also need the all ready service connected disability. I also do a self statement on form 21-4138 . Oh ok, I strongly suspect I have UARS sleep apnea (I might have butchered that acronym lol, it’s just the “other” subtype of sleep apnea though afaik). I don’t snore, normal bodyweight, normal neck circumference, but tons of crazy awful symptoms. Gabapentin is supposed to enhance slow-wave sleep in patients with insomnia. Occasionally I'll take 300mg Gabapentin when I wake up at 3am. Thereafter, I will "stay down" until morning. Take a deep breath and count to zen. Be very careful about Gabapentin. Take it according to directions, and watch out for the side effects. Read up to know what to watch for, don't just leave it up to your doctor. Sometimes the doctors are a little too blase about the side effects. There can be withdrawal problems. Understanding how gabapentin may affect sleep patterns is crucial in assessing its impact on sleep apnea symptoms and overall sleep quality. Gabapentin has been shown to influence sleep architecture in several ways. I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and have been on a CPAP machine for 6 months successfully. Recently have been prescribed gabapentin for a nerve disorder. What are the possible complications? In this context, baclofen is linked to sleep apnea syndrome [3, 4], aggravating sleep-disordered breathing by depressing central ventilatory drive and/or increasing upper airway obstruction. We hypothesized that gabapentinoids might be associated with sleep apnea syndrome. Posted by u/JZ194598 - 3 votes and 6 comments
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