20 Year Old Male: Chronic Fatigue

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Hi, I just came across you're forums, and I thought I would ask yall's opinion.

I have had persistent mild fatigue for somewhere in the area of 6 years, in the past 6 months to a year however it has slowly escalated.
The first symptom I had was basically just trouble running. I've played rugby since I was 8, so I have a very good idea of how much I can run. I used to run a minimum of 2 miles per day usually 3-5...
I haven't run in almost 3 months due to incredibly fast muscle fatigue. I have noticed the same in my arms. To be honest I doubt I could run an entire mile without walking a good distance right now.

I went to my doctor, he said it might be Exercise induced athsma, and lack of oxygenation was causing the problems. I was on singulair and then albuterol, neither one helped. Albuterol actually made it worse, because my heart was beating like a jack rabbit.

I thought the fatigue was possibly caused by depression, and a psychiatrist put me on prozack for 7 weeks. This made me feel a little better, but the fatigue was still there. I definitely have depression, but I believe it to be an effect not a cause.

My symptoms I think are relevant include (summary):
-PerioRAB of a few weeks where I have headaches almost every night, sometimes bordering on excruciating, they've caused me to vomit more than once
-This sounRAB weird, but when I'm hungry now I get absolutely ravenous, I don't know when this started but I feel weak and shaky when I don't eat within an hour or 2 of feeling hungry.
-Horrible heartburn, varying from annoying to very painful, even my saliva tastes acidic during this!
-Very brief perioRAB of blurred vision
-Persistent, Worsening Fatigue
-Muscle Weakness
-Coughing and headaches following exercise lasting up to 72 hours
-Severe insomnia (2-3 hours without sleep after laying down, this is being treated with lunesta, which has worked fantastically!)
-Mind "fogginess," also escalating
-Shortness of breath

Probably non-relevant symptoms:
-Painful sores on inner thigh, leaving very dark marks once gone (I think it's chafing), similar sores in clusters on the center of my chest (attaching a picture)
-Rare Joint Pain
-Ptosis (it's been there since I was born though)
-Sensitivity of scalp
-Excessive Thirst
-Pica

-I am a 20 year old male
-I weigh 195 pounRAB, at 5'6", definitely some fat but not a whole lot, I squat 630 pounRAB and bench 350, but I definitely have a little gut, not enough to be "obsese" though
-I have a severe vitamin D deficiency, it was 13ng/mL, it was 25 a month ago (he has me on 50,000 IU supplements twice a week)
-My blood pressure was 132/84 last time (I think that's what it was..around there)
-Until I stopped running I ran daily, I do quite a bit of physical activity at work and at home, I am at least fairly active. However now though, I have to exert effort to get up and brush my teeth
-My TSH is 2.98 which iirc is borderline hypo, but my doctor says it's fine

Any input is greatly appreciated, I will be scheduling a Dr appointment in a few weeks, I haven't told him a few things on this list for fear of sounding like a hypochondriac. The fatigue has actually affected my life significantly, it makes it very hard to get up in the morning!
 
Have you considered CFS - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? CFS is not just about being tired or fatigued, it affects the entire system in many ways. You could also try posting on the Chronic Fatigue board here for more information.

Jen
 
You say your depression is a cause, not an effect, of your chronic fatigue. But this can all be caused by depression. In fact, I'd say depression is the most likely cause. (And there is a cause; things don't just go wrong with your body for no reason.) It certainly may worsen your depression, but that doesn't mean depression didn't cause it in the first place. Conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, are all strongly associated with psychosomatic illness. Your brain is a very powerful organ and it can affect the rest of the body in many ways. Antidepressants may or may not help with depression anyway. It's a difficult condition to treat with medication, and it would be an understatement to say that not everybody responRAB well to medication.
 
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