Fatigue

[Fathomliz]

 I have been feeling very fatigued for the last several weeks and attributing it to my major depressive disorder, got blood work back last week and discovered I am anemic. Starting iron complex pills and look forward to feeling better

[just_keep_swimming]

hope you start to feel better 😊.

[Fathomliz in reply to just_keep_swimming]

 Thank you I have high hopes that I will

[Hidden]

That low Iron will definitely zap your energy. Hopefully you'll be up and running in no time.

[Fathomliz in reply to Hidden]

 I know thank you I haven't even been able to work out

[Hidden]

I had a very minor intestinal bleed a few years ago triggered by a reaction to low dose aspirin and I couldn't figure out why I was so tired all the time. Blood work showed low iron and vitamin D deficiency. Once I got those two issues in control I was back to physically feeling 100%. Too bad we can't take care of our mental health issues just as easily.

[Fathomliz in reply to Hidden]

 I know it feels better to have this information and to know actually what's wrong than I'm not imagining it. Actually I went through this period of eating one meal A-day for a while because of inflation and I bet you that had something to do with it as well

[Raggedy-Ann]

try eating food high in iron, cook with an iron pan.... sometimes iron pills can be hard on your stomach. I just went through this-spinach, beet liver, red meat....I don't really like meat so it was hard to eat it. I made meals I liked as a kid. Grandma used to make liver and onions, it was ok. I hope you feel better soon.

[Fathomliz in reply to Raggedy-Ann]

 Good idea

[Agora1]

My best to you Feel better soon xx

[Fathomliz in reply to Agora1]

🙂

[Frankie24]

glad you’re bloodwork came back and now you know what is going on. To often we blame our psychological disorders on something that is actually physical. Feel better !!

[Babe1213]

Try to get yourself into a routine of going to bed early enough to get a good nights sleep - preferably before midnight. Get up early enough to do some gentle exercise, this will kick-start your body's hormones into action and help start a daily 'feel good factor.' Then before work, school, college, or whatever it is you do, have a decent breakfast, always with a little protein. This is something you can do, so maybe you should ask yourself, Do I want to carry on feeling crap, or do I want to feel better and enjoy my life? Only you can do it!

[designguy]

Wow, that would definitely explain the fatigue, hope you feel better and your depression also improves.

[RemySue]

You should feel better soon! I've had the same issue.