Re: Waking up Problem - Who else is out there? Is there a solution? (From RON)
From: Ron (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 13:07:13 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Anna,
It might be a good idea to get a complete thyroid panel test. If it is
low,
tiredness can be a big problem and depression can go right along with it
if the T3 component is below normal.
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Ron
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At Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Char wrote:
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>Sounds like chronic fatigue. Diabetes and Insulin Resistance can
>contribute to the problem. You may want to have this checked out by a
>doctor. I believe there are some solutions to help.
>
>At Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Anna wrote:
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>>Hi Ladies,
>>
>>I have a terrible problem with waking up. It is not something recent,
>>it has been there since my late teens. Just getting up and doing things
>>has been one of the biggest challenges in my life!
>>
>>Right now I am 2 months pregnant and cannot wake up before 9am. I work
>>BTW and soon enough I will lose my job with this going on. I cannot get
>>into work before 11am with by diabetes management schedule (walking,
>>monitoring etc). Currently I am taking Metformin. I have all through
>>my life felt like a total failure because I cannot wake up early which
>>has led to mild depression because I cannot break out of the cycle.
>>
>>There were only a few years when I could get up early and it was before
>>my late teens. Then I would wake up between 5:30-6:00am and would feel
>>wonderful, energetic and really look forward to the day. Not felt like
>>that in years, please help me with any advice to overcome this, your
>>help is very much appreciated.
>>
>>--
>>Anna
>>
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