Sleep apnea - events per hour higher on days without AI

[trtthings]

Has anybody noticed this?

In general I'm seeing 0.8 - 1.3 events per hour (with CPAP) and then on the third night after no AI it reliably creeps up to 2.2 - 2.4.

 

[Tman]

Yes...higher E causes more nightly events for me...for sure. When I try coming off of an AI all together, the severity of the events and frequency become severe by night 10.

 

[captain_j]

What are both of you doing as your protocol? Dose and injection frequency?

Have either of you happened to monitor blood pressure when on and off an AI? I stopped my AI about 3 weeks ago, and I'm on 20 mg test cyp daily. Sleep hasn't been too bad, but I can't seem to get my blood pressure under 135/70

 

[S1W]

Curious...what is an “event”?

 

[trtthings]

Curious...what is an “event”?

An event is when you stop breathing or have impaired breathing (hypoxia) for >= 10 seconds.

What are both of you doing as your protocol? Dose and injection frequency?

Have either of you happened to monitor blood pressure when on and off an AI? I stopped my AI about 3 weeks ago, and I'm on 20 mg test cyp daily. Sleep hasn't been too bad, but I can't seem to get my blood pressure under 135/70

No I haven't, would be interesting to see. Why did you stop the AI?

 

[captain_j]

No I haven't, would be interesting to see. Why did you stop the AI?

My goal is to eventually be on TRT without an AI. Whether it's Anastrozole or Exemestane, they each make me feel weird in one way or another. But at my current test cyp dose of 20 mg daily (with low SHBG), my free E2 tends to get high without an AI.