Sleep apnea pill?

[Duds13]

Just saw this article about a potential pill for people with sleep apnea. I'm sure the list of side effects is a long one like any other prescription, but could be a game changer if it works.

Pill instead of CPAP? New sleep apnea drug could be ‘holy grail,’ expert says

Breakthrough sleep apnea medication AD109 shows promising results in phase 3 trials, potentially helping 30 million Americans with the condition.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Duds13]

If this should be in the Related Topics forum, feel free to relocate

 

[IXLR8]

I saw that, I was very interested until I saw that one of the side effects is insomnia!!??

 

[kenmbz]

I already got a bad and permanent side affect from some medicine that was supposed to keep me healthy.
Done with being a lab rat so some company can make a bundle.
CPAP keeps me going , so will stick with that.
No implants either.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I'm sure my wife & I both have it, but I figured dying while sleeping would be a blessing.

 

[MountainBuck]

Just recently a friend told me they were applying castor oil to their belly button which is held there with a special patch. This was done for a list of benefits, one of which was sleep.

As a reasonably informed person, at first I thought it was ludicrous because I had never heard of it before and I didn't see how it could do anything. However, I looked it up and tried it.

So there is no real research on it, but I feel like it improved my sleep and reduced my apnea. I can't prove it yet because I didn't sleep with a testing machine yet. However, judging by the drool on my pillow, I roll over less frequently and sleep deeper and feel like my apnea is less.

I'm not recommending this process, I'm just saying it's out there.

However, the patch is adhesive and pulling it off in the morning yanks out some belly hairs which hurts.

 

[Duds13]

Yeah I'm not sure I would want to take a pill that has potential for 87 new ailments. I don't mind my mask at all and find the white noise of the machine comforting.