so tired of being tired...what's wrong with me?

Sound like a chemical reaction. Does it coincide with with a change of anti seizure medicine? I'd ask my doctors to review your meds. making sure if this is a side effect from one, or a combination.

You can get more seratonin made in your body naturally, by drinking Noni juice, which you can get at Walmart or Costco... or www.mynsp.com/peopleandpets

Also, maybe you aren't sleeping soundly at night.... do you snore, or have episodes of sleep apnea? If so, maybe one of those dental forms that hold your teeth, thus opening your airway.

Then of course you could have mononucleosis or Epstine Barr virus that causes long term fatigue. And I'd take Olive Leaf Capsules , 2 of them , 3 times a day for 30-90 days to beat down a virus.

Here is my stock answer on anxiety, and depression and nutrition. I healed myself after being devistated over a hurt child, and going crazy hyper, then anorexic, and being hospitilized. Most mental illness is toxin or nutrition caused. Of course, you have physical brain damage, to consider also, and whatever meds you're taking.

I think that your metabolism is off. I'm guessing that you don't eat a lot of fresh vegetables, nuts, and fish and eggs.

There is a safe, anti anxiety tonic drops, that you can get at

www.naturessunshine.com It's called " Distress Remedy" and it's tintcures of flowers. That will help when you're having an attack.

But to get the problem to STOP you need to get your minerals and omega oils balanced in your body, and that will help balance your hormones.

Just like when someone gets drunk, they act funny , or mooshy, or slur their words etc.... because they have too much alcohol in their body... If you're low on Omega 3s, Vitamin E, Vitamin D, Co-Q-10, and minerals especially Chromium and Vanadium and other trace minerals...Your brain just won't work right. You can have mood swings, or anxiety.

A great source of nutrition for those who don't always eat right is Monavie Juice. Super antioxidents, enzymes, and trace minerals.

Or Noni Juice, that helps our body actually make serotonin the hormone that gives you the "runners high" and lifts your mood like exercise.

Take 1000-2000 mg of Vitamin D a day, Take Flax Seed oil capsules for the Omega 3's, eat eggs for breakfast, get yourself a good all minerals suppliment with all the trace minerals, eat Cashew nuts (they remove fear and panic ) and study up on nutrition and emotions and mental health.

It's your body, and doctors won't heal you naturally. You're better off with a naturalist than with doctors wanting to stick you full of medicines, and have you talk about your problems forever... They just treat the symptoms. You need to cure the inbalances.

:( I feel the same as you do, except that I am 'lucky' to still be quite young, not Extreme damage yet...!

Since you mention about brain injury, epilepsy etc, maybe you could try what I do. In order to feel awake ( I had and still have sleep problem since always, can't fall in sleep, sleep is bad, AND FEELING TIRED ALL DAY EVERRRRYYDAY) I do what I WANT TO DO the most and many thing at the same time. Like, weirdly, if I for example, listen to music, read a interesting book, and draw at the same time, it wakes me up! Yes weird but at least it work!! Maybe you could investigate more into the 'problems' you have with your brain etc, because to be totally honest, doctors... Hum...Hum... sure they help but annoyingly they never found anything wrong with me...!!! Hope you'll find what helps you :)

Hot food and drinks are relaxing, but since it's winter time it's probably alright. Change in diet and exercise can help with insomnia. Change out the ice cream and pepsi for minestrone soup, salad, salmon, barley, whole wheat pasta, etc. Exercising in the morning can give you the best results and exercising in general causes physical fatigue so by the end of the day it may be easier to go to bed. If symptoms continue then you might want to try a medication if you are not already taking one for insomnia. Ambien and Lunesta are examples that are often perscribed. Coffee is great because it has almost as many antiodidants as prunes and is not dangerous if 0-300mg is taken daily, but some people react differently to caffeine. Perhaps you might want to discontinue drinking coffee until you can find a method of sleep. If symptoms persist, see a doctor.

Hmm...I think you should probably go to another doctor for their professional opinion--your symptoms seem pretty severe.

However, based on what you've said about consuming liquids in connection with your exhaustion, it may be because you're simply drinking too much.

Sometimes, water intoxication can make you feel like your drunk and people who have had water poisoning say that they're often tired and unable to focus.

That being said, water overdose is pretty rare and usually only seen in infants and extreme marathon runners, so don't start to dehydrate yourself or anything like that until you make sure what the actual problem is.

Good luck and again, it would probably be safest to get further medical diagnosis.

It sounds like a case of Seasonal Affective Disorder. You will need to get light therapy and lots of Vitamin D 2000 units per day

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Maybe you haven't got any energy left.