[sugahorse1]

Not sure if this is technically a MI, but does anyone have any info on it?
The symptoms?
I think I may have; regardless of how much sleep I get. I really battle unless I keep myself occupied, and can easily fall asleep in lectures. I just cannot keep my eyes open, regardless

[elliemay]

Most students, if evaluated, have the same sleep patterns as people with narcolepsy if that makes you feel any better.

Chronic fatigue is associated with the immune system, and some people with it experience low grade episodic fevers (some as high as 101 however), muscle pain and weakness, inflammation in their joints, headaches and irritability.

It is primarily a diagnosis of exclusion when no other cause for the fatigue can be found.

Hope this helps.

[sugahorse1]

I'm not a student, lol. I work an 8-5 job, but these 3 days I am on training. I always battle, especially when it comes to lectures and speeches.
I get so embarrassed when I nod off...
My back is often damn sore; I'm not sure if it relates to me being tired.
The other symptoms are not things I can relate to

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chr...5/METHOD=print

[Perna]

Good, responsible site with information: http://www.cdc.gov/cfs/

[infamous01]

I actually just looked this up today and it sounds like something I have too. Try taking melatonin which is a natural herb sleeper. It works for a lot of people.

[sugahorse1]

I guess I just cannot ever get enough sleep. Even after 10 hours, I'll still feel tired and very keen to nap anywhere.
After a meal, I also find myself dozing off.

My eyes close and almost become squint, lol

[lizardlady]

Suga, I have CFS. For yor sake I hope you don't. Please don't try to diagnose yourself. There are so-o-o many problems that cause fatigue. Get yourself checked out by a doc, OK?

The Byz and Perna gave you a couple of good links. Here's another I found helpful.

http://www.cfidsselfhelp.org/

[pixie78]

your best bet is to go see a sleep clinic after getting a full blood work up from your dr to check your fbc, vit and mineral content ect ect.generally cfs isnt just feeling tired, there are so many symptoms to it.i'd go down the sleep clinic route if your check up with your dr is normal. good luck.

[Silent_tsol]

There are a lot of other factors that affect your restedness other than hours of sleep

• Consistency: as a student, it's often difficult to have a consistent bedtime routine, exams, jobs, friends all mess with this
  • I've done some reading on sleep in the past and some suggest that the hours of sleep you get before midnight, the earlier part of the evening is more condusive to non-REM sleep (that's the dream part). From my understanding, your body gets more rested during this phase, and could affect your quality of sleep. In contrast, if you sleep in later in the morning, you may notice that you remember your dreams more clearly
  • Another point to add on consistency, if you are getting 5-6 hours of sleep on some days and 8-10 on other days throughout the week, the hours don't really offset each other. You will still feel drained from the days where you aren't getting enough sleep
• Quality of sleep: Is your room dark and quiet? Do you have your cell phone on? Distractions in your room often effect how deep you sleep. If you have a blue light (from an ipod player or whatever) glowing, that is said to be very intrusive to sleep quality. If you are listening to music or TV, those sounds can also affect sleep patterns.
• What do you do before bed: Are you active throughout the day rather than working out right before bed -which will leave your body wound up rather than relaxed? Are you watching intense tv dramas or studying for your hardest class? It's best to start slowing things down 1/2 hour - 1 hour before you want to go to bed. Lower lighting, softer sounds -kind of like if you were putting a baby to bed
• Medication: If you are on any medications, they can affect your sleep. Mine does make me drowsey throughout the day as soon as I stop moving. If it is impacting your life too much, talk to your doctor about switching

I'm not saying you don't have a sleeping condition and I'd definitely suggest still talking to your doctor about what's going on. These are just some things to consider. Our society tends to put sleep low on the priority list of all the things we need to get done throughout the day. As a student, I know getting good sleep on a regular basis is near impossible at times.

Hope you get some rest soon

[sugahorse1]

Thanks.
I see my pdoc on thurs and will try bring this up with him too. He did full bloods about 2 years ago, and they came back fairly ok, with the second test showing borderline anaemia.

I generally sleep well. And generally like a log. The one night I didn't hear my boyfriend come home, nor him even getting into bed. I'm not really studying at the moment, but I'll be cramming in the next few days. So I really cannot say I am a 'student'. I work 8-5. I wake up around 6AM to get ready for work. Generally I try get to sleep around 10PM.

I take Lamictin and Wellbutrin (Wellbutrin in the AM)
I don't really battle to sleep - I just sleep too much and can fall asleep in the middle of presentations or training sessions.
I yawn A LOT, which is embarrassing if you are trying to portray yourself to be a professional at work.
This is regardless of if I've been drinking the night before or not.
I don't drink coffee either really (maybe 2 cups a week)
I battle to stand for long periods of time ( but this may be due to me generally sitting behind my desk most of the time)
I found last week that eating sweets did help keep me awake.
My 'exercise' is limited to riding my horse about 3 times a week after work.
Thanks for your advice and input