Sleep apnea - events per hour higher on days without AI

trtthings · Nov 10, 2020

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 · Nov 11, 2020

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 · Nov 19, 2020

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 · Nov 21, 2020

Curious...what is an “event”?

trtthings · Nov 21, 2020

S1W said:
Curious...what is an “event”?

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

captain_j said:
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 · Nov 22, 2020

trtthings said:
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.