orion
03-28-2002, 12:44 AM
The most common complaint to doctors is being tired. There are many causes of this, most of which are transient. But, if your fatigue continues for months and you come home at might exhausted wanting to go to bed then it ISN'T normal!
It is very difficult to convince a doctor that your fatigue serious. Further, many doctors don't want to deal with sick people, they prefer to treat someone they can give a pill to and say goodbye. I suggest you try:
1. Keep a detailed diary of exercise, food you eat, when you feel well and when you don't. This will help convince your doctor you are serious.
2. Definitely try the anti-depression drugs just to be sure its not just a brain imbalance.
3. Have your thyroid and other hormones checked.
4. Have your DHEAS levels check and if they are low or borderline, try taking DHEA you can get from Walmart.
5. Low blood cortisol levels are linked with fatigue. Convince your doctor to try low dose hydrocortisone therapy (5-10 mg/day), it can't hurt. If it works, you need to keep an eye out for adrenal insufficiency which can be deadly (especially if your body is slowly losing its ability to make cortisol).
It is very difficult to convince a doctor that your fatigue serious. Further, many doctors don't want to deal with sick people, they prefer to treat someone they can give a pill to and say goodbye. I suggest you try:
1. Keep a detailed diary of exercise, food you eat, when you feel well and when you don't. This will help convince your doctor you are serious.
2. Definitely try the anti-depression drugs just to be sure its not just a brain imbalance.
3. Have your thyroid and other hormones checked.
4. Have your DHEAS levels check and if they are low or borderline, try taking DHEA you can get from Walmart.
5. Low blood cortisol levels are linked with fatigue. Convince your doctor to try low dose hydrocortisone therapy (5-10 mg/day), it can't hurt. If it works, you need to keep an eye out for adrenal insufficiency which can be deadly (especially if your body is slowly losing its ability to make cortisol).

