Wed, Apr-16-03, 17:32
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Senior Member
Posts: 651
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Plan: Atkins/BFL
Stats: 325/287/150
BF:
Progress: 22%
Location: Lawrenceburg, KY
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It sounds to me like your friend needs to be tested for sleep apnea. It's a simple test -- you are monitored while you sleep -- and this problem can be helped with a number of therapies. DH nearly killed himself three years ago, when he fell asleep at the wheel on a business trip. I'd been telling him for years that he stopped breathing at night, but he didn't believe me ... until then. Now, he uses a breathing machine at night, and is 100% better.
Your friend's experience sounds similar to the experience of the husband of a friend of mine. He used to weight 460 lbs before going on a medically-supervised weight loss program, and part of his problem was that he would wake up during the night because he had sleep apnea -- he would not be fully awake, but he would get up and go to the kitchen and stand in front of the refrigerator and eat. It was not uncommon for him to find food packages, etc. on the table the next morning, and not remember at all that he was the one who had put them there.
Justa thot!
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