Tired all the time!

I feel exhausted all the time. I am not a high energy person to start with but for the past few months I just feel tired all the time. I have had blood work done etc. I dont know what to do. Does anyone else feel this way?

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I am ALWAYS tired, I have been since I was about 13 or 14. My energy levels are very low, and exercise makes me even more tired. I've had every kind of bloodwork done from my regular doctor, and he can't find the problem. I personally think it's my adrenal glands (adrenal fatigue), but I would probably have to go to a naturopath doctor to be diagnosed with that.

From what I've read, adrenal fatigue is caused by high levels of stress & lack of sleep causing your adrenals to be overworked (your adrenals pump out the "fight or flight" hormones). I believe it can also mimic hypothyroidism. HTH!

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I have the same problem. I did all the bloodwork and I even did a sleep study since I never ever sleep through the night. Last night was especially bad. Still no solution. The sleep study guy that gave me the test said I wake up every time I go into REM (very often) but the tests came back normal.

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ALWAYS, since college. Part of it is sleeping poorly/not enough hours to sleep for several reasons, part is low iron, part is probably still some slight depression. I tried to do a sleep study once (after getting so much courage)but the dr. didn't believe me so he wouldn't give me a referral. I just live with it. Try to get up and do stuff (or get home from work and do stuff) because once i sit down, my energy levels drops so much. It's so bad. I love caffeine LOL