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Severe Fatigue among other symptoms, don't know why

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james09530
james09530

For the past few years I have struggled with mild fatigue, which I believe at the time was caused by stress/anxiety I put on myself. However, for the past 5 or 6 months my fatigue has gotten much worse and I am not sure why. Fatigue is the main symptom I have, but other symptoms include black eye floaters, somewhat sensitive to bright sunlight, dizziness upon standing after lying or sitting, constant yawning, I force myself to workout even though I am usually much too tired, poor concentration, and a lot of the time I can feel the exhaustion in the front/top part of my head. I do not have any problems falling asleep but wake up every morning feeling as though I've been hit by a bus and got no sleep the night before. I also do not have any problems with diarrhea or vomiting, however for about 3 months last summer I had on and off stomach pain that I took Prilosec for that eventually just disappeared. In addition, it seems as though the worse I feel the lower my sex drive is and I sometimes get acne, but I am not sure why sometimes I feel noticeably worse than other times. I eat healthy, workout, get enough sleep, drink enough water, etc. I have had physicals and blood tests done, have had my heart checked and x-rayed, etc, but everything came back negative. I have minimal stress and anxiety now, but feel even worse than I did a year ago. I've been doing my own research online but am still not sure what could be causing this. I am a 21 year old male.

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  • will24
    will24 james09530

    Posted

    have you had your testosterone levels checked? b12?- you could also have sleep apena problems which would result in feeling tired despite sleeping.
    • james09530
      james09530 will24

      Posted

      Yes, I have had them checked. They are on the lower end of the range, but still within it. I know testosterone levels fluctuate throughout the day, but being that I am pretty young I should be on the higher side, not lower. I am meeting with doctor to discuss next week

       

  • clivealive
    clivealive james09530

    Posted

    Have you had your Vitamins B12 and B9 (Folate) levels checked as your symtoms are similar to a deficiency of one or the other.

    What sort of diet do you have? Plenty of meat, fish, seafoods, eggs, poultry and dairy produce are the only foods to provide B12 and leafy green vegetables, sprouts, beans, broccoli etc provide Folate.

    However your "tummy troubles" may be causing absorption problems.and vitamin deficiencies are often overlooked by doctors and it might pay to have your Vitamin D checked at the same time.

    • james09530
      james09530 clivealive

      Posted

      Vitamin B12 is in the healthy range (actually a bit on the higher side), B9 is also healthy. My diet is very healthy, I take a multivitamin daily.

      I don't know what the deal with my stomach was. It lasted for probably about 2-3 months last summer. I was also out of the country for part of that time, so maybe that had something to do with it. 

      I am meeting with my doctor next week to go over other possibilities, including a sleep disorder, testosterone levels, thyroid problems, cortisol, and possibly other vitamin related issues.

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