Chronic exhaustion

[Inkdrinker]

For as long as I can remember, my energy levels have always been poor. It was never uncommon for me to have a nap in the middle of the day but I'm 24 years old and I can't stay awake for long at all.

I slept all night and slept from 1 till 6pm and I'm still so exhausted. Its gotten to the point that I'm too exhausted to leave my bed to eat, I haven't eaten anything all day because I'm just so exhausted.

This isn't ideal as I have 3 kids, my partner is constantly picking up the slack but I genuinely cannot get up and do things that need to be done. I've had blood tests done and everything is normal, although they did want to check my thyroid again in 3 months but didn't give me a reason as to why.

I'm just so fed up of this, I don't feel like I'm living. It's my daughter's birthday tomorrow and the thought should make me happy but I could just cry knowing that it's going to be so hard.

Also Dr's try to fob it off on depression and my weight which I'm sure does play a part in it but there is something else wrong, I'm certain of it 😭

Keep going back to your gp. Ask for further tests. Have you had any referrals? Id ask for a referral to endocrinology? You're right, it's not normal and have the usual suspects - ferritin, thyroid; vitamin d, vitamin B12; zinc and magnesium been looked at? Are your periods excessively heavy and you're losing blood? Is your haemoglobin levels ok? Ask for a phone consultation from your gp to discuss the tests and then ask what's next. Good luck.

@chickadeee

Keep going back to your gp. Ask for further tests. Have you had any referrals? Id ask for a referral to endocrinology? You're right, it's not normal and have the usual suspects - ferritin, thyroid; vitamin d, vitamin B12; zinc and magnesium been looked at? Are your periods excessively heavy and you're losing blood? Is your haemoglobin levels ok? Ask for a phone consultation from your gp to discuss the tests and then ask what's next. Good luck.

Nope, no referrals. They tell me to exercise and to eat right and it will all magically go away. My iron levels were good, I'm not too sure about the others. My periods used to be super heavy but since the coil, they're fine now.

I feel so miserable being this exhausted all the time. I'll ring the gp tomorrow but I can guarantee that they will say the usual 😔