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What could this be?
Okay, I have just been treated for depression. I have dealt with it for 4 years now, but now Im so happy. I have found God in my life, and everything is fine mentally. But for some reason I am tired all the time, like I can get alot of sleep and still be soooo tired, like it's fatigue, my eyes are so heavy all the time, also right after I eat I usually feel sick or even more hungry, like I cannot get enough, and I feel just blah and Im loosing weight even though I eat alot. Also for more info, my diet is something like this: morning: coffee and cereal lunch: salad/soda/water or pasta, supper is usually anything like pasta or a burger or something, I drink water too and take a vitamin everyday, and I usually walk like 15-20 mins a day.. Sometimes I am weak too, like I cannot even lift something like 10 lbs sometimes, I have no idea what is wrong with me? I know I should see a doctor, but I want opinions first!! Thanks so much for your advice.
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Fatigue is a common symptom and it is reflective of many things from infections to depression. If you are taking medications for depression look them up online at rxlist.com and see what the side effects are. Not that I can say there is a correlation, but it doesn't hurt to read about it. I don't know what you quantify as a lot---but your daily diet doesn't sound like it packs a lot of calories. Have you changed your eating habits recently? When weight loss is unplanned most likely a Dr will attempt to rule out the most common causes which would be diabetes, cancer, bowel problems and/or a nutritional deficit. Yes you do need to see a Dr right away.
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It sounds like you're still weak from all the stress held on your back for four whole years. You're slowly healing and will hopefully get fully better soon. If you still have questions try googling it. I think the first link might help you:
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God may simply be papering over the cracks of the problems you're having. Faith isn't a genuine solution, it is just an easy solution. Your stress and depression may be finding other ways to manifest themselves. I think you need to re-examine whether you really do feel better.
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Like you said, definitely see a doctor. You may have picked up something like mono. You can get mono other ways than kissing so keep that in mind. It could also be an effect of being depressed even though you aren't anymore. Your body can have a hard time adjusing to any kind of change whether it be mental or physical or for good or for bad. I hope you feel better soon and it's great to hear that you got through your depression and have found God. Good for you.
Good luck!
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Your symptoms sound very similar to something I have called Coeliac Disease. I don't know if you have heard of it but basically it's where your body is allergic to a protein in wheat called gluten. If you eat gluten-containing products, it kills off the finger-like things in your intestine called villi, which absorb nuritents from your food. The result of this is that you feel ill, lethargic and can't put on weight because your body doesn't absorb anything properly. Unfortunately, there's no cure for Coeliac Disease but it means you have to avoid anything that contains gluten for the rest of your life. Don't panic. Although this would mean cutting out any bread, cakes, pasta, biscuits etc etc, there are gluten free alternatives and they taste normally very nice so it's not a massive life restriction.
Now, all of this is based on my own experience so I want you to bear in mind that although this is what I suspect it could be, I'm not a doctor and you would need to have blood tests and a gastroscopy before it could be confirmed. There are probably a number of things it would be so please see your doctor and check to make sure.
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