I have had athsma (bronchial with allergies) since I was a child. About two years ago I started to have palpitations, I can be sat quietly reading a book and my pulse rate will go from 70 to 120 for no apparent reason. Went to dr and had blood test, urine test, over active thyroid test, cardiogram+ ecogram. All normal except for slightly high blood pressure ( average 130 over 85 not bad for 61 yrs) dr sent me to a cardiologist, lots of questions after which he said he thought I had sleep apnea. Sent me for sleep analysis which came back "severe apnea". Went on cpap, no effect in fact using the machine makes me worse as I wake up with breathing problems. Feel worst first thing in the morning, very weak , no energy and feel confused. Gets better as the day goes by but not much. I am not overweight, stopped smoking drink very little and eat healthy food. I dont have any money worries allthough I did have the stress of a divorce but that was a while ago. Other things I suffer from are GERD and a hiatal hernia. Can anyone point me in the right direction.