Boofo, I know what your are going through on the sleep apnea. I have dealt with it since 2000 and was diagnosed with Severe Obstructive type (over 200 episodes in 6-7 hour period). I am currently (have been and will be) on a CPAP for it.

Generally... a litre of coke a day and about 8 or so good strong coffees. Milk and sugar.

I happened to work at McDonalds for 2 years...free coke became an addiction.

Does Dr Pepper contain caffine ? - I mostly drink that, with a bit of Dandelion & Burdock, and a mug or two of Tea.

We're in the same boat my friend. I was diagnosed a little stronger than that but close. I was supposed to be on the machine, but I never could get used to sleeping with it. It is still new in the case. ;)

I did however manage to do 2 things that relieved it quite a bit where it is almost gone on most nights.

1. Got rid of the stress problem. (She now lives in another state, still not far enough away. :()
2. Lost some weight. That helped to open up the airways quite a bit.

I now have the body of a 20 year old (I hope no one catches me with her). ;)

I think Dr. Pepper is like 197% caffiene. ;)

But I don't think it has as much caffeine as Mountain Dew, the drink of life for me.

I'm trying to drink more water and less soda, but it just doesn't happen often.

I might have 2-3 cans a day, which is better than my old 4-5.

I'm cutting back slowly. Trying to switch over to water / juice more.

LOL!!!

I couldn't get used to it at first, because of the stupid headgear, but I got some headgear that actually worked later (Nasal Aire II) - much better, doesn't go over my head - just around the ears and down to the front (low profile). I need to replace my CPAP - There is one now out there that really works good for people like me - more like natural breathing - so I may try to order one of those next year. What kind did you get?

Gonna make me go and dig it out, huh? ;)

It's a Sullivan V Plus Nasal CPAP System (at least that's what is says on the machine). Shows you how much I know about it, huh? Mine got so bad at times that I was sleep-walking a lot. Peeing in the closet and going outside in dead winter stark naked pretty well cured me of the sleep walking, I think. ;)

And on top of that I have what they call Minear's Disease. Basically it's like 24 hour a day vertigo when it really gets bad (hearing and inner ear). Now imagine a fat, bald, ugly and really, really stupid person walking around outside in -20 degree weather having a vertigo attack which means I couldn't even keep my balance while puking my guts out because of the dizziness. Not a pretty site, let me tell you. ;)

Nope its not. I can imagine the fat, bald, ugly, and really, really stupid person part - when I look in the mirror. :P

I KNEW I had an ignorant twin from Arkansas. ;)