I've been tired all my life. - Chronic Fatigue Message Board

mollipop · 10-22-2003, 11:56 PM

I just had some blood work done to figure out why I'm so tired. Doc said everything was fine and it's not thyroid, diabetes, anemia, etc. I can remember being tired since I was a kid at least 11 yrs old (23 yrs old now). Memory/concentration bad, always cold, can't get out of bed, sleeping problems, sooo tired. Doc said could be CFS or Mono. Can you have mono for 12 years? Symptoms seem to be getting worse though, esp. memory and fatigue. What do you think? I just want to stay in bed all day.

10-26-2003, 11:24 AM

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10-28-2003, 09:14 AM

I had Mono when I was 7 years old. Very young to have had Mono. I have been tired my whole life too. Have had many tests and nothing ever shows up. I have asked my doctor if there could be any connection and he just scoffed.
I wonder if there is a connection.

Apodder · 11-13-2003, 07:33 PM

I have the same problem. My doc finally decided it might be dysthymia; a very mild, chronic depression. See what your doc thinks; maybe you could benefit from an antidepressant! Worth a try.

James123 · 11-19-2003, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mollipop

I just had some blood work done to figure out why I'm so tired. Doc said everything was fine and it's not thyroid, diabetes, anemia, etc. I can remember being tired since I was a kid at least 11 yrs old (23 yrs old now). Memory/concentration bad, always cold, can't get out of bed, sleeping problems, sooo tired. Doc said could be CFS or Mono. Can you have mono for 12 years? Symptoms seem to be getting worse though, esp. memory and fatigue. What do you think? I just want to stay in bed all day.

I was exhausted and fatigued for many years. I now know that there are "fatigue foods" and I have to be careful to avoid them or limit their intake. Try this experiment; you have nothing to lose: eliminate dairy products and tomatoe products and see if you don't see drastic results in 2 or 3 days.

Good luck.