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6543835 tn?1468844035

Symptoms, but no diagnosis

I am a 33 year old man. Not sure what my illness is exactly. For the past 9 years I have been extremely tired all the time. I dont sleep well, maybe 5-7 hours of broken sleep. I never have any energy, nor any drive to do anything. This has caused depression and anxiety. I also have digestive issues: bloating, constipation, diarreah, just overall there is no regulation. I sometimes get bouts of digestive distress before having to be somewhere, whether its a social gathering or work. This has caused me to not be able to hold down a job, and basically has caused me to lose almost all of my friends because I never feel up to going out. But the main problems are the fact that I am always tired and can't go a week without some form of digestive distress. I have had numerous blood tests for things like lupus, h. py lori, diabetes, thryroid, vitamin deficiency, etc. I have also gotten endoscopy and colonscopy both not showing anything. Ive had an MRI of the brain and ultrasound of the adomin. Nothing ever showing anything.
I should also mention that I was diagnosed with Celiac in 2001. But I am very strict with my diet and try very hard not to consume any gluten. My most recent tests show that my gluten levels are as low as they can be.
What else should I be tested for? What could it be? Fibromayasia? Chronic Fatigue? I'm at a loss.
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9444492 tn?1403968230
Have they checked your vitamin D levels? I've been feeling fatigued and tired, could be from my anxiety but results showed that I have a vitamin D deficiency and my dr said that is probably why I'm fatigued.
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6543835 tn?1468844035
As far as sleep apnea. I've had sleep study as well. I have mild sleep apnea, but they say it shouldnt cause as much fatigue as I am experiencing. I was on the CPAP machine for about 5 months and it made me sleep worse. I could never sleep more than 4 hours with it on. I'd wake up every night and have to take it off. I tried 3 different masks and it didnt make a difference. I'm actually looking into the mouth guard now to see if that would help.
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6543835 tn?1468844035
I don't remember to be honest. It was 9 years ago when it all started. If I was on any antibiotics, it wasn't a lot. I don't get sick (cold, flu) all that often
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Have you considered sleep apnea? I had daytime tiredness and very little sleep at night. I had a sleep test and was found to have sleep apnea. I started ising a CPAP machine at night and my sleep improved, wasn't tired in the daytime, more motivation, less depression.
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Just a question, before this hit did you take a lot of antibiotics?
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