ME/CFS with severe sleep apnoea and fatigue, somewhat better with CPAP
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I have CFS and severe sleep apnea.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I still have fatigue. But I would never go back to not using my CPAP. It’s been a huge improvement for me overall.
In context ↗
Summary
Beacon 82294 has CFS and severe sleep apnoea, with something like 98 events an hour. Using a CPAP machine brought the sleep apnoea under control, which they said lessened their overall fatigue a good deal and hugely improved their quality of life. Fatigue and flare-ups remained, but they said they would never go back to not using the CPAP.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- CPAP · Helped
With my sleep apnea under control my overall fatigue has lessened a good deal. It’s still there and I have fatigue flare ups but taking care of the sleep apnea issue has been amazing for my quality of life.
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | has CFS and severe sleep apnoeaI have CFS and severe sleep apnea.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-05-06 | sleep apnoea under control, overall fatigue lessened a good dealWith my sleep apnea under control my overall fatigue has lessened a good deal.In context ↗ | CPAP and sleep apnoea treatment |
| 2025-04-06 | still fatigued but CPAP a huge improvement overallI still have fatigue. But I would never go back to not using my CPAP.In context ↗ | CPAP and sleep apnoea treatment |
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