# First day after CPAP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-day-after-cpap/534669>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 2, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-day-after-cpap/534669 "2010-04-02T00:04:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-day-after-cpap/534669/21 "2010-04-04T00:53:40Z")

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Welcome to the hosenose brigade!

Glad it’s working for you. I absolutely love my CPAP, although SWMBO says she’s now sleeping with Darth Vader. 😃

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**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-day-after-cpap/534669/22 "2010-04-04T03:33:38Z")

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A couple of you have reported significant weight loss, I see.

What about this treatment makes one lose weight?

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**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-day-after-cpap/534669/23 "2010-04-04T03:38:15Z")

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A lot of times, it’s not that the treatment makes you lose weight- it’s that the prior sleep loss caused weight gain. Not getting enough restful sleep messes with the hormones cortisol, grehlin, and leptin, and causes weight gain.

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**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-day-after-cpap/534669/24 "2010-04-04T04:09:07Z")

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> [@Clothahump](#):
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> Welcome to the hosenose brigade!
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> Glad it’s working for you. I absolutely love my CPAP, although SWMBO says she’s now sleeping with Darth Vader. 😃

A friend used to call me Darth when we slept together, too.

> [@Chef\_Troy](#):
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> A couple of you have reported significant weight loss, I see.
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> What about this treatment makes one lose weight?

It can also be easier to lose weight when you’re not half-asleep and have more energy to devote to exercising.

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