NHLBI on: What Is Sleep Apnea?
Obviously, one big difference in the case presented above is tiredness in sleep apnea versus fatigue in ME/CFS.
What's interesting is that he thought he might have depressions.
The other interesting thing he said was: "Now that I am feeling better [with treatment] I am coming home from work with energy still."
I guess the presentation of cases is a continuum (especially considering the different types of apnea and the unknown causes of apnea) and that therefore some bona fide apnea cases may be misdiagnosed as ME/CFS.
I think sleep apnea is one of the many other conditions that need to be considered as differential diagnosis to ME/CFS. As sleep apnea more often affects men and ME/CFS more often affects women, this should be taken into consideration when trying to make a differential diagnosis.
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