What's wrong with me?

Hmm, nobody?
How come nobody seems to see my journals? Or maybe nobody cares, I dunno.

I can relate. I'm not having one of those days, but one of those weeks!
I get like this, the exact same way, when either:
1) Things are so on track and uneventful that life is just boring. And boredom breeds low motivation.
2) Things are so stessful that I just shut down, and the saying, "when it rains, it pours," is SO true. (That's actually been my last three weeks).
Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with you--unless there's something wrong with me and we just don't know it, lol. Have things been really dull or stressful the last few days?

The boredom I could understand but I still don't know why I get so tired. It's weird. I'll be walking along in the mall or something with my daughter and all of a sudden I'll have this overwhelming tiredness come over me where I have to sit down. It's hard to describe. I felt like that last week when I went to that museum with my friend and our kids. She just had all this energy and yet was much heavier than me. I would think she would have gotten tired before me. I just don't get it.

As to the stress, I've had an extreme amount of stress the last 2 to 3 years, but it's been much better these last few months or so.
And yeah, yesterday was rather dull, lol. I was stuck in the house and I hate that!

April, I get tired too and I don't sleep well either.  I think mine is related to hormones, depression and not eating right.

Kimberly

I think the tiredness is just our body and mind trying to escape the dullness and/or stress through sleeping. I get the same way. I'll actually be fairly energetic one moment and the next, it's like I will almost be narcoleptic! That's how I ended up with a coffee addiction.

Oh, and also, I've realized I can't get a decent night's sleep if I go to bed stressed or bored. I wake up thoughout the night and hardly sleep, then I'm more tired and stressed the next day. But on the days I do taekwondo or spend a lot of time outside, I sleep much better because I've expended extra energy on physical exercise that I therefore can't expend on stress or bottle it up from boredom and not doing anything.
However, there are days when I literally have to force myself to do any physical excercise, even walk across a parking lot, but I do it anyway because I know it'll make me feel better, as corny as that sounds. But it's true.

Hormones? Like in menopause? But I just turned 43, surely it's too early for that, although I have noticed this last year that my periods only last about a day or two each month now. Sorry if that's too much info.

The thing I don't like is just this dragging tiredness. I would like to figure out what causes it so I can maybe fix it and feel better. More often than not I have days like this with spurts of energy here and there.

I was a good girl today, though! I've been cleaning the house! Lol. I had to. I have company coming over Friday evening and I've only got today and half of tomorrow to get it all done.

My husband has been saying to me since last year that he thought I was depressed. I didn't think so. I just had a lot of stress with my health and a teenager I was very worried about. I have good news, though! My teenage daughter has been coming back to God! So I've been happy about that. She's come a long ways. God is good.

it sounds like you are depressed, talk to your doctor and maybe he can prescribe something.

April, I know how you've been feeling I've been going through the same thing myself. I am not a doctor ( although
I did play one on TV a number of years ago Lol )  I am a health and wellness director part of my work is motivating
my clients physically, mentally, and my favorite spiritually so I need to be well in all aspects. I just introduced a
new supplement into to my daily regiment and it has really helped me with the energy thing! Its called ChlorOxygen made by
HERBS ETC its chlorophyll concentrate ( you should google it ) besides turning my stool green ( always a plus Lol )
it has really seemed to help me. Please check with your physician before trying any new supplement good luck.


                                                                                                              your friend & brother jimi

You played a doctor on TV?! Was it a soap? Wait, don't tell me! Are you JOEY from Friends???
Lol, sorry, when I have little sleep I get goofy.
Hmm, will this supplement help with my add too? And can it help me lose 20 pounds and look like a movie star?? Then I'll take it! :D
When I had surgery last year I asked my doctor if he could do a little lipo-suction while he was in there. You know, get a two for the price of one. After all, if I had to go through pain it might as well be worth it! He just laughed and told me I didn't need it. Hmph, he still didn't do it, just left me an ugly scar on my belly. Yeah, I complained about that to him too.
On a serious note (yeah, I can be serious and goofy at the same time!), what exactly is chlorophyll supposed to do for you? Can you tell me more about it?
Thanks, friend!

April, I will do more research when I get to work in the morning so I will get back to you tomorrow night. Hope all is well, I will keep you in my prayers please keep me in yours( by the way it was not a soap the TV show is dr house MD but please don't tell anyone Lol.



                                                                                              good night prayers &  sweet dreams  

                                                                                                                                        jimi

one word...F I B R O M Y A L G I A


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You sound like a textbook case. I have it and alot of other medical problems too. Hoping this helps you!
Colleen

Really??? But I thought with Fibromyalgia you hurt all over, like your muscles and stuff?? Ok, I guess I'm going to have to look this up. I'm all confused now!
I'm going to go do some exploring. Talk to you all later. Thanks for all the advice!

I would suggest: clean your house from top to bottom and you will feel better..than go for a nice long walk every day   bathing in the sun.You are lucking vitamin C and D and that's why you feel like that.
I am not going to write my long story but...since I started on Vitamins and Minerals refferedt to me by Orthomolecular Specialist...I feel fine.. I was sleepy tired not motivated and on top I had seazonal and food allergies.
NOT FUN at all.
In 2005 when I was diagnosed with early stage cancer... I changed my diet tremendously started on supplements and here I have NO   allergies... whatsoever.....so don't let your guard down ...just do it....you have only one life to live....Hugs,Sunes.

Fatigue is such a general symptom, but Swampy suggests a blood test to check hormones. If a gland is just slightly off, but not very far, it can manifest as fatigue.

Check your thyroid level as this sounds like it may be a contributing factor. This is a very common ailment, especially as we age, and often overlooked or ignored by doctors. Your TSH should be between 0.3 and 3 (or in the old categories 0.5 and 5). If you are at either end your thyroid is not working well.

Hormones, menopause, thyroid and others physical problems could be the cause.  But the mind can also be the source as well...Your husband may be on the right track...you mentioned being under a lot of stress the last 2 years and you may fallen into a state of depression.  Have you considered joining some kind of support group?? talking to others (non family members) with similar problems helps alot.  I also read last week that vitamin deficiency can affect the mind as well...

april, what you're describing is how i felt when i found out i had a thyroid problem.  i agree w/ june7, you should get that checked out.  i actually still get like this, too.  but my problem is i'm acutally in the house all the time.  w/ 4 small children (one of them a newborn) its kinda hard to be able to go out and do things sometimes.  and my dh works out of town during the week...  so i REALLY look forward to the weekends!!!

Hi, you sound just like my list of symptoms. No motivation, no initiative. Poor sleep. Most definately get your thyroid checked, and also youir female hormones. You are not to young to be in menopause or perimenopause. I am getting treated now for hypothyroidism, and my GYN added estrace and said I was perimenopausal.

been on the estrace for about a week. no change in sleep quality though.

I agree with Peggy .. I'd have a complete physical and insist on a full panel Thyroid bloodtest and ask them to include T3 and T4 and anything else to be sure all is ok in that dept.  How old is your youngest? Sometimes thyroid issues happen after birth and don't resolve themself.

Come by and visit the Thyroid Community .. many here will give support with ?'s to ask and other ideas a patients, like myself, who have had similar symptoms and been told it is all "female related" .. it might be, but you owe yourself a good Dr who listens to really figure this out so you can move fwd.  Hypothyroidism needs to be ruled in or out as it can cause feeling down symptoms as you describe.

Thyroid:  http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/73

Cheryl - co CL Thyroid Disorders

Get  your hormones checked first.  Alot of your symptoms sound like perimenopause/menopause to me.  
~Tascha

Ok, it's not Fibromyalgia, I'm pretty sure about that. I don't have pain. Thank God!

Can someone help me out here? I got blood work done last Summer and I'm not sure what to read for the Thyroid part. I'm looking at it. I think it's one of these:

TSH Sensitive........2.88
or is it this one?
THYROXINE..........11.3

There's a whole bunch of other abbreviations and such that I don't know what it is. But I think those two might pertain to the Thyroid. From my understanding it was ok last Summer. What does everyone else think? Should I get retested? If no one knows or answers over here maybe I will pop over to the Thyroid forum.

I hope I find out soon so I can feel better. Today I'm dragging again. Ugh. I really need some energy!

Thanks so much everyone for all your suggestions! It's so nice to see people care enough to want to help! God bless you all!

I noticed a lot of you mentioned vitamins and supplements and such. I do try to eat right and take vitamins. I don't always succeed! But I wonder sometimes if the fact that I had surgery last Summer and had part of my colon removed (only about 5 or 6 inches) could be part of the problem? Cause I still have some problems with my gut. Not as bad as it was before the surgery but still get gastro upset a lot from different types of foods. I got tested for some food allergies and nothing showed there. I do have seasonal allergies and pet dander, that kind of thing. But anyway, sometimes I wonder if that's part of the problem. I just want to figure it out so I can feel good again. I see people older than me with more energy. Ugh.

Oh, and I DID clean my house yesterday! :D

i don't really know how to read all that stuff either...  but i believe that your tsh level is normal!  :)

oops...  wan't done...

but your levels could have changed since last year...  i would have it checked again.

April,
I have fibromyalgia and YES, my muscles hurt a lot. My main fight is with the fatigue and concentration problems. I, like you, wander around the house knowing things need to be done but cannot force myself to do it. I have trouble reading. I have to stop my students in the middle of a question b/c I've lost my concentration and ask them to start again. (so frustrating) I also have disc problems in my lower back, am scheduled for a D&C and endometrial ablation on Aug 11, and I'm trying to get ready to go back to my job as a teacher. Oh and sleep apnea as well.  I do think you need to have some blood work done, but if everything comes up negative, i agree with Colleen--FIBROMYALGIA. Let us all know what you find out. As someone else stated, SUPPORT GROUPS. This is the best out there. People really care about one another!!! So, don't go anywhere.
Karen

Hi April2,

Can you list all of your symptoms ? And feel free to post on the fibro / CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) board. We may be able to help you out.

Hi April

Im new to this, but to me it seems tat you need to visit you GP and ask him to do routine blood tests this will give them most of the information they need.  
Explain to him how you feel.
I feel like this sometimes but I have heart problems so Im going to feel like this, but not half as bad as you.

Take Care let me know the outcome.

x

Have you had your thyroid checked recently.  I had exactly the same symptoms as you and still do occasionally.  I have Hypothyroidism (under active thyroid) which slows yr whol body/metabolism down and can make you feel very poorly.  You need to go to yr doctor and have a thorough thyroid investigation and insist on all the relevant thyroid blood tests.  I first experienced my symptoms when I was 33 and 6 months into my first pregnancy (mainly shortness of breath) but just put this down to being pregnant.  It wasn't until after I had my second child that I really began to feel ill.  I felt I could just fall asleep anywhere.  My concentration was zero, energy zero, I was depressed (thinking that it could post-natal) and lacked motivation.  I used to push my two babies in the pushchair and halfway up the road I would become so breathless (feeling like a 90 yr old) and would have to stop and regain myself.  Thyroid dysfunction can affect your whole being - I seriously recommend that you have it checked.  Once on the right dose of medication (which is usually for life) you will feel a million dollars!!  It doesn't matter if you haven't had kids, it can affect anyone at any stage in their lives (especially women) - GET IT CHECKED...!!


Regards
Janinexx

It's me again

Funnily enough I noticed that you don't give yr age...??  What is yr age out of interest..??  As it could also possibly be a peri-menopausal problem. xx

Janine xx

Hi, I thought I did give my age. I just turned 43. I got all this blood work done last Summer. I think they said it was slightly low but not enough to do anything about it. That's why I listed it here. I was wondering what everyone would think. I can't remember what the normal range is supposed to be. I do know my mom has had thyroid problems but hers didn't show up until she was in her early 60's, I think. She also was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea too, which suprised her, I guess. She didn't think she snored or anything, but she was tired all the time.
We use the military hospital and it can be hard sometimes to get them to agree on all these tests.

As to the Fibromyalgia, I don't have the muscle pain that is supposed to be the biggest symptom so I wouldn't think it was that.

As to the symptoms I kinda described most of it in the beginning but for a short recap it's mostly;
tired all the time no matter how early I go to bed
toss and turn, don't get good quality sleep
forgetfulness a lot
unmotivated a lot
hard to concentrate, mind wanders
I can be wanting to go somewhere and start off enjoying it but will all of a sudden get this extreme tiredness come over me. It's hard to describe. I have to sit down. I'll feel like my limbs are so heavy all of a sudden. I have to drag myself back up
and sometimes nausea or light headed or other gastro upset which I usually attribute to either going too long without eating or because of my problems I already have with my gut. They still aren't sure if I have Crohns or not. I do know I at least had a lot of ulcers and inflamation throughout my colon and gastritis which hopefully was cured by the steriods they gave me last winter.
So that's pretty much it! I think the thing that bothers me the most is the tiredness and inability to focus very well.

I've tried over and over to tell my doctor how tired I was and they'd run tests and see nothing wrong. I told him that a couple of times I started to drive on the wrong side of the road before I caught myself and that scared me. This only happened three times in this last year but still it's scary. They don't seem to take me seriously. Of course, it doesn't help that they keep switching doctors all the time. I guess I have a new one assigned to me again.
I guess I can try to get some tests run again. It's been a years since I last had any. They're going to think I'm a hypochondriac