I had my appointment this morning and it seemed somewhat promising. I liked the doctor I met with--he asked me alot of questions and actually seemed to listen; he seems determined to figure out what is wrong with me. So now I have a 2-week trial pack of Requip, and a prescription for some nasal spra...

I'm 27. I've never been tested for Lyme disease, but that is another thing to look into; so is some kind of hormone problem. I've been wondering about possible hormone imbalances for a long time, but the problem is getting a doctor to actually listen to me and test me for it, rather than assuming I'...

Sleep study part 2: Titration Sleep latency: 33 minutes with a total sleep time of 311 minutes Sleep efficiency: 75% Latency to REM sleep: 181 minutes Number of awakenings: 16 Stage 1 Sleep: 21.5 minutes or 6.9% of total sleep time Stage 2 Sleep: 219.5 minutes; 70.6% Stage 3 Sleep: 0 minutes (WTF?) ...

I just got back from my clinic appointment, and it was pretty much a waste of time. The doctor started talking about antidepressants, and when I told her the 5 (6 if you count the adderall) I had already tried and the horrible experiences I had with them, she started talking about mood stabilizers (...

Since alot of you are probably more knowledgable about this than the sleep doctors, here are the results of my sleep study. This is from the first night (split night study). Sleep latency: 3.5 minutes with a total sleep time of 386.5 minutes of sleep. Sleep efficiency of 79% at baseline and 92% with...

I have some coconut oil that I got after reading that it can be helpful with weight loss. Other things I've read about it have been mixed--some say it's helpful for fighting off fatigue and increasing energy levels, as well as improving immunity; other articles say it's worthless. Wouldn't hurt to g...

Thanks.

I have perfectionist tendancies and I am pretty rough on myself sometimes...

Thanks for all the advice and encouragement. It's nice to have people who care. I do think I gave all of the anti-depressants I tried a fair chance--I kept taking them until my doctors switched me to something else (after I'd complained that they weren't working ) Since I have been off antidepressan...

I definitely am not a morning person, that's for sure. I come in to work as late as I am allowed to: 9:30 am. I would love to be able to sleep until noon. I have an appointment at the clinic here at work tomorrow. They haven't been all that helpful in the past, but hopefully I'll be able to talk the...

Thanks for all the suggestions. I've been getting progressively more tired since November (? I think) and but it started getting really bad around the holidays and just keeps getting worse. I started taking the ortho-tricyclen low and clindamycin (to clear up my acne) in early December. I can't tell...

In case anyone is interested in what happened with this, I was supposed to have the interview today, but I cancelled it. I'm just not feeling up to it, and there was no way I would've been able to pull myself together enough to make a good impression. I still wonder if I did the right thing though.....

I've wondered if I might have chronic fatigue, but I don't know how to get a diagnosis, as some doctors don't even think it's a real condition. I don't think I have the symptoms of fibromyalgia, but it is something to look into. I don't know about periodic limb movement disorder, I'd need to check m...

Other meds: Right now I am taking Ortho-Tricyclen low and Clindamycin. My dermatologist prescribed them to clear up my skin. My stress level at work is about the same as it's always been. I'm doing the same things I always have, and occasionally I have nothing to do. It's just that when I am so tire...

1. Yes, I eat right. I'm doing Weight Watchers, and it emphasizes having a balanced diet with at least 5 servings of fruits & veggies per day, drinking enough water, etc. I follow it pretty religiously. I'm not perfect, by any means, but I've managed to cut out most snacks and junk food, and I don't...

Yes, I spent two nights in the sleep lab. I haven't looked at the results lately. I am not completely opposed to taking antidepressents, but I am wary of them after trying several that didn't work (Prozac, Effexor--horrible stuff, Wellbutrin, Lexapro + Adderall, and Cymbalta + Adderall). When I get ...