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Cant keep eyes open, always tired

post #1 of 54
2/20/08 at 8:51pm
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For ever since i could remember, ive always been like this, but never thought to mention to the doc.

While sitting i find it incredibly hard to keep my head up without resting it on my hands (this lead to acne throughout highschool, my skin has subsequently cleared)

I can never really keep my eyes open, and i find them feeling tired after only a couple hours of being awake. Ive been to an optomologist recently and my prescription has not changed much in the last 4 or 5 years.

During the day, i can put my head down and fall asleep very quickly, yet when i try to fall asleep at night, it is not so quick.

I dont have much motivation to do anything at all, pretty much ever.

My mother has fibromyalgia and i think chronic fatigue syndrome, which i have always wondered if it has been passed on to me.

I dont drink coffee very often as i find the caffeine makes my heart race, and i dont drink pop at all.


I have a physical scheduled for november, the only time my doctor is free, and im also on the standby list for cancellations.

any thoughts?
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post #2 of 54
2/20/08 at 8:54pm
are you depressed?
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post #3 of 54
2/20/08 at 9:46pm
I would suggest copious amounts of alcohol.
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post #4 of 54
2/20/08 at 9:50pm
Where do you live that you can't get a doctor's appointment until November? Soviet Russia? The 17th century?
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post #5 of 54
2/20/08 at 11:46pm
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With my doctor, to get a physical it will be november
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post #6 of 54
2/20/08 at 11:57pm
Try 2 weeks of changing your diet.

Knock out bread & pasta.

Knock out anything with "fake" sugar. E.g., sweets, cookies, candy

The first couple days you'll break your addiction to sugar (you'll know it's happening when you get a f-ing headache on day 2 or 3). Then your glucose levels will level off... and you won't have the sleep problems.

Worth a try. If it works, cancel your doc appointment (in MONTHS? nice f-ing "free" system... government programs at their best) and send me money.
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post #7 of 54
2/20/08 at 11:59pm
Go see a doctor.
If you can't get an appointment until November, get a different doctor.
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post #8 of 54
2/21/08 at 12:16am
i have that problem sometimes too. i believe it is the lack of iron in the diet.
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post #9 of 54
2/21/08 at 1:54am
First of all, don't mention to your doctor that your mother has fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. Sorry to burst your bubble but most docs, although may not admit it freely, believe those "syndromes" are just crazy people complaining about nothing. All in their head. I am in medical school and have witnessed these attitudes at least 2 times and I have only been in for not even a year. If you want your doc to take you seriously don't mention it.

Anemia can lead to fatigue like you describe, but if you are not a girl or a vegetarian anemia is unlikely, especially if you eat a western diet.

Narcolepsy, depression, possible but I personally don't know much about either one.

Fredfred's advice may have some merit. I believe food can have powerful effects.

How long has this been going on, and when was the last time you felt good/normal?
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post #10 of 54
2/21/08 at 1:55am
What are your sleep patterns like? Do you have vivid dreams, no dreams, some dreams? If you do dream does it start immediately?Do you wake up frequently during the night, or do you sleep all the way through?
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post #11 of 54
2/21/08 at 2:19am
Thyroid. See doctor.
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post #12 of 54
2/21/08 at 3:45am
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Originally Posted by fredfred View Post
Try 2 weeks of changing your diet.

Knock out bread & pasta.

Knock out anything with "fake" sugar. E.g., sweets, cookies, candy

The first couple days you'll break your addiction to sugar (you'll know it's happening when you get a f-ing headache on day 2 or 3). Then your glucose levels will level off... and you won't have the sleep problems.

Worth a try. If it works, cancel your doc appointment (in MONTHS? nice f-ing "free" system... government programs at their best) and send me money.

I agree with this 100%! A few years ago I had a terrible diet (plenty of fat & carbs with almost no vegetables or fiber) and found myself constantly exhausted. Once I cleaned it up, cooked more at home, and knocked out almost all soft drinks except water, coffee, and seltzer - I started feeling a million times better.
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post #13 of 54
2/21/08 at 4:04am
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Thyroid. See doctor.
As I read through the thread I was getting ready to offer the same advice.

Several years ago I suddenly started getting drowsy at the drop of a hat...especially if I was driving at night. I was literally falling asleep at the wheel, and I had a couple of close calls. I couldn't go anywhere that required driving in the dark for more than a 1/2 hr or so. It was getting so I had to plan weekend trips around it (I attend a number of regional and national custom knife trade shows every year...and for obvious reasons, I prefer to drive rather than fly).

A friend told me that he used to have a similar problem with drowsiness, and that it turned out to be due to low thyroid levels. I had mine checked out, and sure enough....

Within a few days of being put on meds, the drowsiness problem went away and has never come back.


Dennis
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post #14 of 54
2/21/08 at 1:06pm
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This has been prevalent for at least 6 or 7 years now, i remember it being a big problem in grade 8 when i was 13. I am now 21 my sleeping patterns are a little messed up, but i get plenty of sleep each night. I go to bed around 12 during the week, but friday saturday and sunday nights due to my job, i go to bed around 2 or 3 usually, but i still get plenty of sleep dreams happen almost every night, some vivid ones that i remember, but i mostly wake up knowing i had some dreams but cant remember any of them I will schedule a regular appointment with the doc where he can do a quick check up and then stay on the list for the physical thanks for the advice guys
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post #15 of 54
2/21/08 at 2:17pm
Yeah, 13. Puberty. Hormonal (chemical) changes. I was falling asleep at 5pm each night when it got dark.. then would wake up an hour or two later, even when I had plenty of sleep the night before. Food is (or is like) a drug. It has HUGE effects.. and just where do you think energy comes from, anyway? Food is the fuel and the chemicals in your body react to whatever it is you put into it. You could be a lot more stable in about five days... if what I mentioned above (diet) is the solution. YOU have control... doctors can run tests, sure, but they won't test for everything, and you have the ability to run your own tests by varying the chemicals you put into your system. But since my advice is "free"... and you don't see me wearing a white lab coat, then it's not worth anything....
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