Current Events > Dr.CE, any ideas why I am always tired?

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I recently noticed this around last January, (was still in college) but it just occurred to me a few weeks ago that I am literally always tired. I don't drink a lot of coffee, and when I go into work some days I'll drink like a cup or two and could immediately fall asleep still. I take a preworkout before exercising and at any given point during my sets, I could, in all honestly, lay down on the flow and fall asleep. I feel like I eat a good diet: chicken, beef, rice, veges, oatmeal, etc, I get 7-8.5 hours of sleep every night, I only drink at most once a week, yet I'm always tired. I thought maybe I was missing some vitamins so I started taking vitamin D, B12 and iron but that's only been a few days so no conclusive evidence yet. Any ideas/suggestions?
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forgot to mention, I literally think I drink around 1.5 gallons to 2 gallons a day. I'm not kidding when I say that either, I drink so much water.
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NightMarishPie posted...

Any ideas/suggestions?

Yeah go see a doctor.

When you ask non-medical people, you get stupid answers. Fatigue literally has hundreds of causes as part of the differential, but every schmuck is going to be "WELL I HAD LOW IRON SO OBVIOUSLY ITS THAT AND NOTHING ELSE."

Then you get the people who are like, "Well there's no harm in trying" despite iron supplementation in someone with siderblastic anemia (for example) might make it worse, despite looking similar to iron-deficient anemia to the untrained eye.

And medical people aren't going to give you an answer because it's impossible to diagnose properly over a forum post. I can't ask the several follow up questions in a reasonable time and I can't examine you. Then I can't confirm with labs and imaging. So that is irresponsible to your health.
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