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Narcolepsy and sleep apnea combo confusion

Posted by Anastasia on November 09, 1997 at 17:50:59:

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I was diagnosed in the U.S. with narcolepsy and sleep apnea, and subsequently had surgery for the apnea (UP1) and am taking protriptylene for the narcolepsy. Now I live in the UK and the sleep clinic people here are telling me it's extraordinarily rare for a woman my age (30) to have both, and that the surgery was very probably unnecessary. I am very upset by this new information, as the surgery cost me quite a bit! Has anyone any insight or experience into any of this?

Incidentally, I'm going in for a new series of the same tests tomorrow evening. Thanks in advance for any responses.

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