tiredness
 

since the beginning of the year, or a bit before that, ive been REALLY tired, some time sleeping 17 hours a day. ive been to the doctor about it an all he did was pat me on my head and tell me it was because i was tired...
ive had my thyroid cheked out and thats okay, irons a bit low, but is the higest its been in two years...
i stared on medication this year aswell, but my doctor refuses to believe that it has anything to do with that. and says that ive now been on them too long to have any side effects.
and im really at a loss at what to do, my school works slipping since i cant stay up enough to actually compleat any of it, i fall asleep in class all the time and on the train to school...

People have ideosyncratic reactions to drugs so nothing can be ruled out "just because". Some medications can really mess up some peoples livers etc and make people tired (especially if the liver is already weak. Enzyme tetsts dont alwasy show damage).

If its not drugs or emotional burn out check diet. You might have a blood sugar issue or wheat allergy. Try not eating sugar and breads for a week or so and see how you feel.

Just an idea but when i am depressed i feel tired after everything, i just wanna sleep all the time.

Can you get a blood test? Also carbs can cause tiredness.
Maybe see a new doc for a second opinion?
x

There are a number of things that can cause fatigue, including medication (some people have side effects the whole time they take a med) what med did you start this year? Blood sugar problems could make you tired if your blood sugar was very high, but you would notice other symptoms like being thirsty all the time and going to the bathroom a lot. Any diet, ED or disease that restricts nutrients can cause tiredness also.

There are also some diseases, disorders and parasites that can cause tiredness. If you have traveled out of the US, Europe, or Canada before these symptoms started that could be a possibility.

Also, as someone pointed out, one of the side effects of depression is excessive fatigue, it's actually one of the diagnostic criteria, so if you have been more depressed recently that could be the reason you are so tired.

But is being depressed a REAL reason why you would be tired? Because when I get super depressed I end up sleeping basically all day--once for 3 days straight except for a few bathroom breaks--and everyone disregards that and tells me that depression's no excuse.....like I'm kidding or something.....I can't help but thinking that the doctors and such must think the same thing because nurses and therapists think I'm just nuts.....and how do you know if you have low/high blood sugar? Would it really make that much of a difference?

Hi thalia,
I know this problem, too. It is so annoying to fall asleep in school/ university and in busses and trains.
Low iron concentration of your blood could be a reason and depression can make it worse, too (feeling exhausted from anything you do).
It may be stupid questions but you didn´t write anything about your normal sleep.
Sorry if I think too much about what the problem is caused by me but perhaps you have these problems, too, so that the reason could be the same as mine.

Do you sleep regularly and enough? Do you have nightmares? Do you want to sleep or do you stay awake all nights?

For me, it is a combination of all these problems.
I hate sleeping but IF I sleep I sleep from morning till evening.
If I stand up without much sleep, I cannot stay awake and fall asleep all the time because I have a chronical lack of sleep.
Very bad nightmare make me hate sleep even more.

Take care,
Judith

First off, what medication are you on? This is very important, because I could probably tell you if it would be causing your fatigue.

But also, when I saw the low iron levels, I thought Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I could write a novel on it, but I won't.

http://www.webmd.com/Chronic-Fatigue...Topic-Overview

Have you had a bout of the flu or some other bad illness this year?

Although WebMD doesn't mention the low iron levels, it's common in CFS patients, along with immune disorders. They get colds and the flu quite often. I also recommend looking up CFS on Wikipedia.org. Lots of good info there.

But it could be and couldn't. It's a more common diagnosis than people know.

thanks for the replies, sorry i havent been here in a while my computers been a bit spac..

i was taking lexapro (Escitalopram Oxalate)
last week i was taken off them due to a suicide attempt. so next week i start on Effexor XR (venlafaxine hydrochloride)
haven't had the flu in years, so i doubt its that.
I've check out CFS and glandular fever, but none of them really match.
do not have nightmares or anything, i just sleep and sleep, literally falling into a deep sleep. i sleep all night with out waking and find it extremely difficult to wake up in the mornings