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Fatigue so deep I can't function...

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Today was a scary day. I've been feeling overly exhausted & worn out for the last week or so. Bad weather, extra stress, you name it. I was driving home today & dozed off for just a second while I was driving. It was really scary. I don't know what to do. There has GOT to be something the doctor can do to help me with this. I have to drive my son to school & home every day. There is no bus, I have to do this. I can't be falling asleep driving though. I have been sleeping as much as possible lately, a few days I've slept most of the day, only waking up to take care of the baby & then going back to the couch or bed.

Is there anything out there besides Provigil? I really need something, and I need it NOW. My doctor didn't want to give me provigil for some reason. I think I need to find a new doctor, one more willing to work with me, who's a little more up to date with fibro treatments.
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Almost every time I go to the doctor they run bloodwork. I always get a complete CBC, I know. I've asked them to test my thyroid several different times, and it always comes back normal. My iron levels have always been fine too.
I'll have to check on adrenal testing...don't know if I've had that one done or not. I'm fairly certain I've been tested for everything in the book, between my GP, my rheumy & my internist. I'm taking one of my husband's sleeping pills tonight & going to bed early. I really hate to go back on sleeping pills, because I do take so many sedating pills already. Evidently though, despite the fact that they put me to sleep, they're not putting me into a deep sleep. I may just break down & go to a new sleep doctor & have him do another sleep study. He'd probably give me the provigil.
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I am not aware of anything but Provigil. I take it and it works great. They give it to people with Narcolepize (spelling?) and it has also made me lose a few pounds.

It does give me headaches and I talked to my doctor today about it. We came up with a plan but the bottom line was he said he had some other things he could try. So there is something I'm just not sure what it is yet.

You sound like you do have narcolepize and you should see about being tested for it. That might make him give it to you. Hope you find something that helps soon.

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My hubby has sleep apnea.. he has one of those noisy annoying machines that make noise when he is breathing oddly.
I am in beside him tossing and turning with my Fibro Flare, jaws clinching, elbow, knees, wrists, shoulder, hips and ankles in spasm... What to do What to do.... pray to GOd that I can nudge hubby and he will move ever so slightly and at least turn down the octave of his breathing!!!
That is how I spend a night with Fibro Flare..
Even my king size tempurpedic mattress is unable to relieve the pain and suffering of hubbys snoring.
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My hubby has sleep apnea.. he has one of those noisy annoying machines that make noise when he is breathing oddly.
I am in beside him tossing and turning with my Fibro Flare, jaws clinching, elbow, knees, wrists, shoulder, hips and ankles in spasm... What to do What to do.... pray to GOd that I can nudge hubby and he will move ever so slightly and at least turn down the octave of his breathing!!!
That is how I spend a night with Fibro Flare..
Even my king size tempurpedic mattress is unable to relieve the pain and suffering of hubbys snoring.
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I had severe exhaustion for 3 months... I would crawl home from work and go immediately to bed without eating. Once diagnosed with fibro, my doctor started me on 25 mg of Trazodone before bed. The Trazodone puts me into the REM deep sleep stage and has helped tremendously. Good Luck!
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Ah yes, I suffer from my husband's snoring alot too! He's woke himself up snoring before. LOL I was tested for sleep apnea & they said I had less than 5 episodes or something, it didn't qualify as apnea...but I had zero stage 4 sleep. For some reason, nobody ever followed up on that, so I'm going to go to a new sleep doctor.
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