I am a 25-year-old female. About 5'5 and 135 pounds. I have, for as long as I can remember, always had a blood pressure reading of 75-85/50-65. There was one exception: Pregnancy! I almost had "normal people" BP instead of "zombie" BP! My heart rate is almost never under 90. Also, I am always sooo tired. I think I'd sleep my life away if I could! The only way I can stay awake is by keeping myself so busy that I don't get any time to rest. I always sleep at least 7 hours at night, usually 8-9 hours. I do my best to eat and drink healthy - never any caffeine (it moves my tics from mild to annoying) and never alcohol. Plenty of water/milk/juice. I'd really like to know if there is anything I can do to remedy the chronic fatigue. I hope it's related to the hypotension/tachycardia symptoms and can be remedied. I make it through work (pet grooming) alright, but when I get home I just want to sleep. It's not fair to my husband, toddler, house, or myself!
My family doctor and staff just blow me off when I bring it up. Interestingly, my OB took interest but only said that "short of sticking me in a field with a salt lick," I should get GP to look further into it. Is this really worth pushing my doc about? Thanks so much for any help!
*If it makes any difference, my mother is convinced that she and I have Gilbert's Disease. I don't think that would be related to the rest of my problems, but what do I know?!