Hi,
New to this forum, so hello! I am 20 (turn 21 in september) and I have almost permanent fatigue, it has been going on since early June, so over a month now.
Now for the back story, around the same time as I started feeling permanent fatigue, I also changed my lifestyle quite a lot: cut out carbs, most starches, cut my calorie intake in half to around 1500 calories a day, and started exercising at least 5 times per week, swimming for 1 hour a day around 70-80 laps (freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, I was on the swim team for a brief period in middle school, so I try to do some of those drills). This was a huge change as I have never, in my life, exercised regularly.
I have lost around 13-14lbs so far, from 230 to 217 ish in the last 6-8wks. I have gotten use to the exercise, and am not as hungry anymore from eating so much less. However the fatigue has not changed. I feel exhausted all the time. I work in the city and commute every morning, work from 8-6:30ish and it has become hard to focus on my work and effectively do it, as I am so tired I am trying to stay awake. I get a normal amount of sleep every night, and usually go to sleep between 10:30-11pm, and wake up @ 6:45 am. I feel like I sleep well, however when I wake up I am as tired if not more tired than when I went to sleep.
I went to the doctor a few weeks ago for an unrelated issue to the fatigue, and I told them about the fatigue, and multiple doctors agreed with eachother that it was likely my extreme change in lifestyle and my body is exhausted from the exercise and less food. However, even if I do eat like I use to for a day, I am still tired, or even if I do not exercise. I got blood work done this past Saturday, and I have not heard back yet, so I will see what they say. I have no allergies, no other medical issues. The doctor was reluctant to order the bloodwork as he said he did not think anything was wrong, but I insisted. Hopefully someone can help me!?