I (25F) sleep issues and chronic daytime fatigue. I sleep anywhere from 15-20 hours a day. I can’t keep living like this and I was wondering if anyone struggles/struggled with something similar and found a way to combat it? Any tips on staying awake during the day even when it hurts and your body is shutting down from exhaustion?
I (25F) have struggled with chronic fatigue for as long as I can remember. When I was younger doctors blamed it on “growing” and “hormones”, however I’m 25 now and it’s getting worse. I have had a sleep study done, countless blood tests and even though I’m receiving diagnoses, nothing seems to help. Right now, I have been diagnosed with Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Anemia and Hoshimoto’s. I’ve taken the medications that the doctors have prescribed me for each diagnosis, but I’m at a loss. I can’t go for more than 2 hours without needing a nap. I’ve been told to eat healthy and workout and I do eat decently well and supplement iron but I physically can’t get myself to workout due to the extreme fatigue. I guess I’m just trying to see if anyone has had similar issues and found anything that helps? I’m seriously at a loss and I just feel like giving up. It’s unsustainable to live like this, if you can even call it living.
TLDR; After being diagnosed with Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Anemia and Hoshimoto’s and medicating for such, still dealing with debilitating fatigue. Any advice/suggestions?
i had a sleep study done about 2 years ago and the findings showed that i have periodic limb movement disorder which causes me to wake so much at night that i never enter REM sleep. right after the study my dr prescribed me mirapex, but due to the side effects listed, i never started the medication. fast forward to now, my sleep is getting worse and my partner has been informing me that my movements have been worsening as well. i went back to the same doctor and he essentially just said the same thing, go on the mirapex. he did not inform me of any side effects or the augmentation that happens, but upon researching more about RLS and PLMD, it seems like mirapex isn’t even suggested anymore? should i be seeing a different doctor? let me know your experiences on mirapex or other related drugs