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The original was posted on /r/cfs by /u/LawfullyNeurotic on 2025-04-06 17:36:32+00:00.

I recently got tested for sleep apnea and was given a CPAP machine after an extremely awful result.

I’ve dealt with a near constant feeling of mental fog and exhaustion from high school onward and I never was able to get a clear reason for why I felt so terrible. I went to different doctors and I tried different things but it was all basically in vain.

The CPAP machine is the biggest boost I have had in literally years. I’m also on treatment for ADHD but the benefits from the machine superseded anything I felt on prescription medication.

If I had known I’d get this kind of benefit, I would have done the test years back.

You do not need to be obese to have sleep apnea. You simply have to have an airway which relaxes too much while sleeping. Just cover your bases. They even offer home tests for people who don’t want to sleep in a clinic.