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These pituitary tumors (also called adenomas) secrete excessive amounts of prolactin and are the most common type of pituitary tumor seen clinically.
Are we supposed to fight through the fatigue?
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Are we supposed to fight through the fatigue? was created by ByTheWillow
So here I am again. It's not even 20:00 yet and I feel as though I can go to bed right now. But I can't because, not only do I have a ton of work, I am writing exams in 3 weeks and I have barely touched my books. I have struggled with fatigue since I was at school (more than 20 years ago), but I was only diagnosed in 2018 after my optometrist found the issue. I am currently sitting with a 2.5cm Prolactinoma which hasn't shrunk at all since starting with Bromocriptine in 2018.
What I want to know is whether there is some medication that gives energy and focus, because I am really struggling here. I don't have great sleeping patterns, but I have been able to get between 7 - 10 hours every night with the current lockdown. But I still wake up tired, I crash around 11ish but can't nap because my brain just CAN'T. SWITCH. OFF.
It's driving me nuts because the more tired I am, the more mistakes I make when doing work. I am really at my wit's end. My doctor unfortunately also doesn't really believe in any symptoms (and no I can't switch doctors... we take what we get at the State Hospital) so even when I ask her about these things, she'll usually say there's nothing wrong with me and I need to sort out my head.
I am a very emotionally strong person, but that doesn't help when I'm doing someone's accounts and I keep swopping numbers around. It also doesn't help when I can't focus when I try to study. I have made peace with the weight gain and the chubby face and the weird menstrual cycles, but this fatigue is really getting to me.
I exercise regularly, I eat very nutritious food and I take Vit B/Folic Acid as well as Calcium/Boron. Is there anyone whose doctor might have suggested something (even if it's just temporary) to help with energy and focus? Then I can mention it to her when I see her in 2 weeks for my check-up. She doesn't like it when I read up on my condition, but if I can get suggestions from this forum, she might think about it.
What I want to know is whether there is some medication that gives energy and focus, because I am really struggling here. I don't have great sleeping patterns, but I have been able to get between 7 - 10 hours every night with the current lockdown. But I still wake up tired, I crash around 11ish but can't nap because my brain just CAN'T. SWITCH. OFF.
It's driving me nuts because the more tired I am, the more mistakes I make when doing work. I am really at my wit's end. My doctor unfortunately also doesn't really believe in any symptoms (and no I can't switch doctors... we take what we get at the State Hospital) so even when I ask her about these things, she'll usually say there's nothing wrong with me and I need to sort out my head.
I am a very emotionally strong person, but that doesn't help when I'm doing someone's accounts and I keep swopping numbers around. It also doesn't help when I can't focus when I try to study. I have made peace with the weight gain and the chubby face and the weird menstrual cycles, but this fatigue is really getting to me.
I exercise regularly, I eat very nutritious food and I take Vit B/Folic Acid as well as Calcium/Boron. Is there anyone whose doctor might have suggested something (even if it's just temporary) to help with energy and focus? Then I can mention it to her when I see her in 2 weeks for my check-up. She doesn't like it when I read up on my condition, but if I can get suggestions from this forum, she might think about it.
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