I’ll respond to your comment because I have had both in the past. I had chronic fatigue syndrome for about 6 weeks many years ago after the death of my father. I thought I was getting plenty of sleep and every thing, but I was afraid to even drive to work for fear of falling asleep and my head was bobbing forward at my desk at work all day. I wasn’t tired in the least though. It’s hard to even explain. I never read about the psychological link until much later and attribute it to that.
I have had covid three times now and chronic fatigue was the main indicator all three times. Notice I never said syndrome, big difference between the two. I was at the BMV (spring 2020) for a couple of hours when I caught it the first time and chronic fatigue was the only indicator, about 10 days worth.
I ain’t no way tired, lol.
“I was afraid to even drive to work for fear of falling asleep and my head was bobbing forward at my desk at work all day.”
I’ve experienced that. I could fall asleep instantly at my desk or at a stoplight. My doc said it might be sleep apnea and he referred me to the sleep clinic which confirmed it. I was stopping breathing many times a night and would partially wake up, so there was no uninterrupted sleep. I got a CPAP machine which helps somewhat, but not 100%.
Have you talked to your doc about the narcolepsy problem?
correction: Spring 2021 was the first time I had it. The three times I’ve had it were about 6 months apart. The last bout was in May of this year.