So i have had one for about 2 years now and it never bothered me...MUCH but since i have been losing weight a bit i am just tired of it.  How long did it take you all to get off your CPAP and did you do a sleep study at like 6 months to see if you could do it without the CPAP?  

Our group took us off them at surgery because they didn't want them blowing air into our pouches.  I have never used mine again.  My PCP just asked if I was sleeping ok, snoring, etc and was happy with my answers so that was it.  I didn't have another sleep study, thank goodness.

I found it to be ineffective almost bothering me about 6 weeks after the surgery.  My family told me I was no longer snoring when I napped and I was beginning to have dreams.  I do not have apnea anymore but I have not gone to the doctor for a sleep study to validate it.

I had a sleep study at about a year.  I knew I probably would need to adjust or get off it because I would wake up every morning with my tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth.

I still have a mild apnea but can control it with positional sleeping (not on my back).  At first, it was like taking crack away from a junkie, it took time for me to get used to not having it (used it for 10 years),

Now, I like the freedom of not needing it.

Steve

I'm a little more than six weeks in and still using it.  It is kind of like a security blanket...makes me relax when I have it on.  But it really would be nice not to have to use it, waking up with my tongue all dried out.  My pulmonologist suggested getting a new sleep study done at around a year out or about when I was around my goal weight.

 wow such different answers.  well when i first got home from the hospital i layed down for a nap and my husband said i wasn't snoring.  lol Maybe i need to try it a night or two and see how i feel the next day.  Obviously if i am tired then i must still need it.  I also have had that dry mouth thing a few times a week. lol  thanks for the answers...my husband WILL let me know if i snore..ha!!

Since you are losing you might want to have the pressure turned down.

Usually the dry mouth is because the pressure is too high.  My Dr. has me reducing the pressure on mine and in a month or so I will get another sleep study.  I still have a lot of sleep issues to deal with besides sleep apnea so I use every tool I have.  I'm sure I will probably be off it soon though.

 I stopped using it a few months after surgery and didn't use it for about 7-8 years but my PCP said that I shouldn't have stopped using it without further tests.  He said that not using it was a contributing factor in my getting atrial fibrilation.  So, I do use it most nights.  I have a problem when I have a runny nose and have to keep taking the mask off so I can blow my nose.  So, Some nights I use it all night (allowing for bathroom breaks) where other nights I'll only wear it for part of the night.