What to do about being extremely tired all the time?

Question

I'm 21 and in the past few months I've become very exhausted all the time. My body just feels weak and lifeless all the time and just getting out of bed takes a ton of effort. I can't concentrate on anything or get any school work done cause I just instantly zone out. I've also been getting a lot of aches in my legs and a few leg and foot cramps, not from exercise they just come. One last for two days. I had my blood tested. I've gone to the doctors a couple times now. They tested my electrolytes, potassium and CBC for anemia and everything came back normal. My parents think I'm fine. So I've been trying to carry on with college and my job, but I can barely get through any of it because all I have the energy to do is lie in bed. I used to have insomnia for years, but recently I just fall to sleep instantly cause I feel so tired all the time...I don't know if it's related but a few months before this all started I had tonsillitis a few times over and was on amoxycillan and clindamycin and ever since then I had stomach problems. I took probiotics but they didn't do anything. I had a stool sample done too, but they said that was normal too. I don't know what to do because I feel so tired, but every doctor keeps saying everything's normal.

Answer 1

The super food Spirulina is a good energy boosting supplement as well as vitamin B12 the energy vitamin and Coenzyme Q10.



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Answer 2

There could be any number of reasons for your excessive tiredness. The problem with the medical profession is that they are too quick to blame the type of lifestyle associated with people of your age. My advice would be to adopt good sleep hygiene practices, paying particular importance to the psychological aspect, are you being put under any undue stress? After this, if the problem persists i would present your doctor with a sleep diary, which shows your sleep history for the previous two weeks, discuss the measures you have taken to overcome the problem, and ask for a sleep study. You must remember that most general practitioners are not all that clued up about sleep disorders.

Answer 3

Insomnia is frequently the result of a vitamin deficiency, possibly having just a small vitamin deficiency can result in muscle tension in addition to insomnia it would be a smart idea to go and see your doctor and have a test for any vitamin deficiency. Vitamin D is often a cause, Calcium Deficiency may cause numerous things one particular being insomnia. Visit your doctor just to be safe. Hope that helps.

Answer 4

Go to a different doctor and get him/her to order some more tests - obviously something is not right.