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[oceantheorem]

I have been sooo tired lately. I mean, I usually need a lot of sleep, but the last couple days (weeks?) it's been unreasonable. Yesterday I got home from work around 3:00 and fell asleep around 4 (after getting a good 7 hours' sleep Sunday night...). Woke up at 7pm, and was exhausted enough to fall into a deep sleep again at midnight. And did NOT want to wake up at 8 this morning.

Jim thinks I have a vitamin deficiency. I guess an iron deficiency could cause extreme fatigue (and it is very very possible that I am slightly anemic); not sure which other vitamins or minerals I should look into. Any suggestions?

Could lack of water cause fatigue? I haven't been drinking as much as I should.

EDIT: A while back, I mentioned that I'm constantly freezing when other people are fine, and my boss (who is a pathologist) suggested I may have a thyroid issue. Obviously that's not a diagnosis, but the Wiki page is interesting. Could be one problem causing both symptoms. Hypothyroidism  I have fewer than half of the Early Symptoms, so this might not be what's going on... Grah. I dunno.  Maybe I'll just try taking iron supplements and see what happens.

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[crazypumpkin.livejournal.com]

Vitamin D deficiency can also do that. I must have had low levels for YEARS, because I got tested a few months ago (was VERY low), started taking some and it's made a vast difference in how I feel, how much I sleep and how energetic I am (well, not the past month, but thats because I've been sick).

[oceantheorem.livejournal.com]

Interesting. Maybe that is also why I have more energy in the summer...?

Cold & tired

[(Anonymous)]

Kara, do you have any allergies? Sometimes they can contribute to a person being so cold. They can also explain why you are so tired. Just a thought.
Love ya,
Aunt Tina

Re: Cold & tired

[oceantheorem.livejournal.com]

Not that I know of... I'm very mildly allergic to milk, but my milk intake is pretty limited. I don't have any other allergies at all that I'm aware of.

Love you too. :-)

[richtergasse.livejournal.com]

I don't bother to try to figure out what specific vitamins I should take - I just one-a-day women's multivitamin it and move on. Anything more complicated than that and my pathethic little brain can't handle it in the morning.