BrandyDW
Feb 17, 2011, 03:21 PM
Okay so a little background:
I'm female
Age 21
Slightly overweight
I've had Interstitial Cystitis since I was 14 - not a big issue there.
I have had issues with depression in the past - never enough to talk to my doctor about, but just putting that out there.
It is currently Feb. 17 2011 - since probably about July 2010 or around there I have been feeling extremely tired all the time. Whereas before that I would sleep maybe 3 hours a day and feel fine the rest of the day - I was always a purpose driven person and it always seemed fine as I either had school or work.
From July onward I've slowly been feeling more and more tired - at first I thought it was because I had a bladder infection at the time - that went away - my tiredness didn't. Then last fall, I was a bit depressed - as I was almost done with college but was having trouble finding a job and there were some family issues. Then the tiredness was still persistent but manageable. In December I finished school - still not able to find a job. January came - sent out a lot of applications more or less waiting to hear back on stuff at this point. But I would say from the beginning of January until now my tiredness has increased - at this point I spend more time asleep during the day then I am awake. I feel kind of worthless - but otherwise the actual depression seems gone - at this point I essentially feel nothing good or bad. On top of the tiredness I keep getting pains in my lower back, but I'm not sure if they are connected. In late January I joined a gym but I haven't overly stressed myself there so I don't think that the back pain is from there.
Right now I just want to feel normal again - to have energy again. To feel like me again... Course I've actually tried calling my doctor about it and she's been out the past two weeks and isn't expected back until Tuesday - and her nurse isn't there either. When I've asked to talk to another nurse the receptionist just asks if she can take a message - I just said I'd wait till Tuesday.
I'm female
Age 21
Slightly overweight
I've had Interstitial Cystitis since I was 14 - not a big issue there.
I have had issues with depression in the past - never enough to talk to my doctor about, but just putting that out there.
It is currently Feb. 17 2011 - since probably about July 2010 or around there I have been feeling extremely tired all the time. Whereas before that I would sleep maybe 3 hours a day and feel fine the rest of the day - I was always a purpose driven person and it always seemed fine as I either had school or work.
From July onward I've slowly been feeling more and more tired - at first I thought it was because I had a bladder infection at the time - that went away - my tiredness didn't. Then last fall, I was a bit depressed - as I was almost done with college but was having trouble finding a job and there were some family issues. Then the tiredness was still persistent but manageable. In December I finished school - still not able to find a job. January came - sent out a lot of applications more or less waiting to hear back on stuff at this point. But I would say from the beginning of January until now my tiredness has increased - at this point I spend more time asleep during the day then I am awake. I feel kind of worthless - but otherwise the actual depression seems gone - at this point I essentially feel nothing good or bad. On top of the tiredness I keep getting pains in my lower back, but I'm not sure if they are connected. In late January I joined a gym but I haven't overly stressed myself there so I don't think that the back pain is from there.
Right now I just want to feel normal again - to have energy again. To feel like me again... Course I've actually tried calling my doctor about it and she's been out the past two weeks and isn't expected back until Tuesday - and her nurse isn't there either. When I've asked to talk to another nurse the receptionist just asks if she can take a message - I just said I'd wait till Tuesday.