Sleep apnoea

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Had a pre-screen and it showed likelihood of me having it, so having a full sleep study done at some point.

If you have it: when were you diagnosed, what were your symptoms, and has your fatigue disappeared with time/treatment?

I've been exhausted for years and the doctors wouldn't entertain the idea it may be this, so I paid for a private home test.

Hi OP ,
here is an idea .... that you may not have considered .

Whilst  not talking from personal experience of Sleep Apnoea  ,   you may be interested to know some very interesting  research/info  about a possible cause. 

It has been found that lack of sufficient Vitamin D , might be a cause. Your mention of long term fatigue also raises that possibility. Again , generalised fatigue is a symptom of Vit D deficiency.

    Have you had a blood test ... ?    IF not ,  then  you might find it advantageous to do so.  
     IF  it turns out that you are low,  then you can improve your levels by supplementation.   To get to a blood level of around 120 -140  nmol/L   ,  may be a very good idea for you.  You can get a test at this Vit D  NHS Lab .    <a class="break-all" href="http://www.vitamindtest.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.vitamindtest.org.uk/</a>    .   Unfortunately they do charge  £29 if the test is not doctor ordered.  It is simply a blood spot  on blotting paper , you send it by post , and the result is emailed back within a week. 

Here is a podcast , from the Vitamin D council , which explains the mechanism of how Vit D might act.

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.vitamindcouncil.org/?powerpress_embed=453486-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.vitamindcouncil.org/?powerpress_embed=453486-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio</a>

      The discussion is in American Units ..... ie ng/ml  .      You must multiply the number by 2.5  to get to the UK units of nanomol/L ( nmol/L )    So a mention of  50 ng/ml  in the american podcast represents the exact same blood level of 125 nmol/L in uk lab results. 

   I hope this of interest ,   and might prove helpful. 

 IF  you want any more info ....then  get back to me .      I have posted quite a bit  on Vitamin D , here on Mumsnet ... you might find it interesting to have a look at some of my posts about its effects when our levels are lower than optimal.   Many people here in the UK  are deficient. 

here is just one of many threads. See if you can recognise yourself there. It is a long read , but lots of useful info.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/2421492-Vitimin-D-can-it-have-this-effect

Best of luck ,

BTBH

Hello!

Thanks very much,

I've actually had a few blood tests - including Vitamin D and a few others, and have been reading up on it and how the NHS lab ranges are completely wrong and not in the best interests of patients' symptoms.

My vitamin D has been low in the past but it's been optimal for quite some time now.

My B12 and folate are more or less in range but despite supplementing never go very high so I'm working on those too!

Thanks again :)

My DH has sleep apnoea. Going on CPAP was a revelation to him as to how you could feel, and it only took a few days. He'd always been a terrible snorer, but when he finally was tested it was horrific the number of apnoeas he was having. 11 years on CPAP now, and its brilliant

Back in the '90s DH suffered with quinsies. He also had a tendency to fall asleep for example after lunch (embarassing if you had friends round!). My mother told me not to worry - he did indeed have an extremely demanding job and worked very long hours.
GP eventually referred him for tonsillectomy because of the quinsies.
At this point a friend of ours made what seemed at the time a bizarre intervention. He bombarded us with medical articles about sleep apnoea (he was not a doctor I should add) and said DH would die under general anasthetic if not diagnosed.
Scared enough by this we asked GP and he said he would refer to sleep clinic (quite a novelty then) but also suggest to hospital they work on assumption he had got it.
Post op no more sleep apnoea. No snoring. Sleep consultant still did sleep test and said there were still some indicators of it but no need for CPAP or similar. DH lost 1 1/2 stones in following year.
My sleep patterns also changed for the better, not having to live with the snoring.
I just give you this story as it stands. It may or may not offer some connection with your experience.