I took this imponderable question my local GP and the answer I got back was to go and get some CBT and why don't I try anti depressants.
I did point out that I wasn't depressed. I was feeling - apart for being knackered - quite fine thank you and had no negative thoughts whatsoever.
It didn't wash.
I pushed.
I was allowed to have some blood tests but they came back within the normal bandwidth. I asked for them to be checked again - maybe look at hormone levels etc?
This time there was a slight depletion in my cortisol levels - nothing to worry about but we'd like you to go see a specialist.
In London.
And in fact it turns out that there really could be a problem, a minor one I am sure...
Has anyone else had it?
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5 comments:
Isn't cortisol connected to stress? Perhaps you're finally on the right track? Hope you get some answers.
Oh bless you, hope it turns out to be nothing/minor.
Cortisol serves a few different functions - I'm not sure adrenal exhaustion/depletion is recognised as a medical condition next but there's more and more literature suggesting it's a very real result of prolonged stress.
Yes , it does sound like stress but it's wise to investigate further .
I was so exhausted when my eldest two were very little that I had to go upstairs in stages , taking a couple of rests on the way up . Doctor prescribed antidepressants . It was Type 1 diabetes .
Hope you're on the track to getting sorted out
I got very vitamin D deficient and walked around like a zombie until I got my levels back up - have you had that checked too?
Expat Mum - Cortisol is related to stress and can be triggered far more easily than I expected!
Abi - they have just recognised CFS and ME as wait for it PROPER illnesses: at last the medial profession has cottoned to what its patients have always known! Crossing fingers that suffered will be able to benefit soon!
Smitonius and Sonata Crokey Type ! but all under control now. Hopefully I will be too - medical speaking of course!
Muddling Along - Yep now on Vit D!!!!!
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