so tired all the time

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I have been extremely tired for the past couple of weeks. When I study I just fall asleep and cant keep myself awake and coffee doesnt seem to work for me anymore. I have been falling behind on my school work because no matter how hard I try I cant concentrate or stay up. I bought caffeine pills, but they make me nauseous and I stopped taking them. I go to sleep early, but I still feel really tired when I wake up in the morning. Yesterday I slept for 13 hrs. and I was still tired. I am so nervous because this is usually not me and I dont want my school work to suffer. What are some of the things that you guys do in order to stay awake to study?

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I have been struggling with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for five years now... it's awful and nothing seems to help.

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

Have you had your blood drawn lately?

What is your activity levels like?

Diet?

Exercise?

I personally am extremely active and that helps keep me awake. I bike to class everyday that i can and exercise at the gym to just stay in shape. I eat healthy and those two things alone give me all the energy I normally need. I dont drink caffeine either, hate the stuff

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Your diet is very important. I recommend watching the junk food and sticking to fruits, veggies and lean protiens. Also, get a workup at the drs office. I had a similar experience, sleeping constantly and could not concentrate. Turns out, I had type 1 diabetes. Even today...i find that if i am careless about my food choices I suffer with fatigue and loss of concentration.

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If it's been a while since you've had a check up with routine lab work, it may be time to do that now. A few days of extreme fatigue might just be your body fighting off a virus or something, but this has been going on too long to ignore it.

Take care of yourself!

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I would find a good DR

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

OK guys can I remind you all of terms of service and not give any medical advice,

OP if you are really worried about this you need to talk to your doctor

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