Ds1 is very tired

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He's 13yo and has been complaining of it for two weeks.

It started when he was sick just once in the morning and he had that day off school but since then he says he feels fine and has been going about his business as usual until the early evening when he says he's so tired he's going to bed.

He's already in bed with lights out now, it was 6:15 when he went up on Sunday eve!

There are no electronic gadgets in his bedroom and his phone stays downstairs at night so it's not that he's going to bed to play with those. He gets up in the mornings without any bother.

I'm worried but he's not really "ill". Would you take him to the doctors?

I am half wondering about mononucleosis... glandular fever. I'd google symptoms.

Doctor couldn't do a damn thing about it, though, would still have to wait & see.

Going through a growth spurt? Talk to the gp if you're worried though.

I wondered about both of those!

With a growth spurt though don't they eat loads too? He's a bit off his food. Still eating plenty really but not the huge appetite that's normal for him.

Maybe he has discovered other "activities' that are making him fancy an early night

Being off his food might be one reason why he has no energy. Would see GP anyway but meanwhile maybe ask pharmacist about a tonic. Probably too old for mindedex which was always great when my DCs lost their appetite but pharmacist would be able to recommend similar if so.

There are a few children at our school (younger children) complaining of slight nausea, losing appetite, feeling a bit off-colour and very tired, but it doesn't seem to develop into anything more. It's been going on since Christmas. I put it down to a bug going around?