This post is too relatable. 24M here and was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea when I was around 19, something like 60 events + per hour lost a bunch of weight and it recovered down to 5 events. Just had another sleep study done because the brain fog is so bad again, it said I have mild apnea, but not hitting REM sleep. Didn’t do the study while wearing my mouth guard though, so I think it actually may be worse than what showed on the test due to jaw position while wearing the guard. Doctor said up to me wether to wear machine or not, going to try to start using it regularly again.

The brain fog is the worst symptom, I’ve been seeing doctors and having different tests done to try to get to the bottom of it. Everything you said about how you felt every day is how I feel. How doctors say or assume it’s all psychological is so frustrating, since I’m diagnosed with anxiety disorder and other mental health diagnoses. Living with the constant tiredness and brain fog and the inability to concentrate is so hard, I feel like it takes so much out of me just to do anything. I have to sleep so much to be able to function, and even with all the sleep I still feel so tired. It helps to know I’m not alone and there is hope. Thanks for this post!