Chronic fatigue syndrome???

Tikka391

Hey all.

I'm writing this in the hope that someone can point me in the way of a specialist or a doctor who's experienced dealing with this issue.

I don't know how to actually describe here relay how bad things have got for me now.

This has taken over my life now, and I'm struggling to cope with it. The fatigue is unbearable at this point.

I'm a male 47 yo, other wise healthy. Lucky to even get one cold per year let along anything else.

I have a very handy job all be it in construction, it's very physically easy, very short working hours, and no commute from home to work, 10 mins max drive to work. So it's not from over work or stress im suffering.

It's going on now 10/15 years, but I could always get through it and struggle on.

Over the years I've moved house a few times, so I have had 3 GP's. They have ran what they said were all the tests they could do and all is normal. Slightly low b12 was the only thing showing. The current doctor stressing slightly low. So he did as the rest done and put me on a course of injections with follow up blood tests. With absolutely no change in how I felt.

He sent me to get a scope down to see if any problems in the gut, all perfect.

So I got the same metaphorical shrug of the shoulder feom him as every other doctor gave me.

That's just a brief description of what's going on.

So if anyone has any advice or can point me in the direction of someone I can see about it I would really appreciate it.

Many thanks.

SuperBowserWorld

Lyme disease?

Anxiety/depression ?

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122551175#Comment_122551175

lymes was the first thing that came to mind here to, know a few people that got it, knocked the sh1te outta them, all fit, one or two extremely fit, nasty one…..

Tikka391

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122551175#Comment_122551175

doctor looked for this to but all clear.

No anxiety or depression

Thanks for replying

coffee to go

Chronic Lyme disease is famously hard to diagnose from lab/blood tests. Suggest you try and get a second opinion from a specialist, such as Jack Lambert in the Mater.

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122551769#Comment_122551769

definitely sounds like the only fella to go to in regards lymes

Tikka391

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122553568#Comment_122553568

Thanks for the replies guys.

I have had a couple of doctors rule out lymes disease, also I have never even been bitten by a tick in my life.

If I thought for a second it could lymes causing my problems I would of gone straight down that route to sort things out.

Anyway thanks again for the suggestions.

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122554153#Comment_122554153

you may have been bitten but havent realised, the common bullseye after mark isnt always present, but you equally may not have lymes either

n.d.os

It might be a productivity thing. You might be lacking stimulation in your life as you have what you describe as a handy job. I noticed as my job got easier over the years to a point where I could literally walk in and out when I wantes, my energy got completely zapped. Any days I am busy or had something that used more physical energy, I felt much better.

Gremlinertia

Chronic fatigue syndrome is recognised as a condition itself but is notoriously difficult to diagnose..

Big Gerry

Low Dose Naltrexone seems to be the best treatment for CFS.

drunkmonkey

Have you been tested for Sleep apnea?

NIMAN

I could have written the op.

Been chronically tired for about 5 years now. Always just put it down to getting older and being a shift worker for a long time.

Then the OH told me I'd often stop breathing whilst I was sleeping, so eventually I got that looked into.

I do have mild sleep apnea but not bad enough to need a cpap machine according to the specialist.

My bloods were all normal. And after all this my GP has more of less shrugged their shoulders too.

I could get 10hr sleep and still wake up feeling like I got 2hrs. And when I'm off shift, I often go for a snooze during the day as I'm that tired. And coming out of this snooze, again I feel no benefit.

At a loss as to what to do now. Kinda realise I might just have to live with it as I don't see any other avenue to go down.