Hi! I've been browsing other posts on fatigue and haven't seen this answered (hopefully just didn't miss it). About 5 days ago, around 2:00 pm at my job I was suddenly overwhelmed with the most intense sleepiness. Having never experienced sudden midday sleepiness like that, I grabbed a soda thinking perhaps I hadn't eaten enough for lunch (healthy, I know ) Ten minutes or less later, I felt fine again. This happened again 2 days after that. But the 4th day, the sleepiness was even worse, which worried me.
Went to PCP yesterday, he drew blood to check blood sugar (has always been normal), iron (already know my ferritin is low) thyroid, B12, Vit. D (already know is very low), and blood counts with electrolytes, etc. I won't get any of the test results until after the holiday weekend, but I hoped someone here might have some thoughts on this.
Can this sudden onset be a MS flare? Also, why does it occur midday, not all day? The Dr. called this fatigue, but I thought fatigue was what I experience when it's hot outside and I'm just drained of energy overall. I'm just unnerved by the sudden appearance of this sleepiness. I'm worried about the impact on my job, as well. The dr. said the caffeine in the soda was probably what helped, so I might try tea next time? Not sure...
Thank you for any input.
Went to PCP yesterday, he drew blood to check blood sugar (has always been normal), iron (already know my ferritin is low) thyroid, B12, Vit. D (already know is very low), and blood counts with electrolytes, etc. I won't get any of the test results until after the holiday weekend, but I hoped someone here might have some thoughts on this.
Can this sudden onset be a MS flare? Also, why does it occur midday, not all day? The Dr. called this fatigue, but I thought fatigue was what I experience when it's hot outside and I'm just drained of energy overall. I'm just unnerved by the sudden appearance of this sleepiness. I'm worried about the impact on my job, as well. The dr. said the caffeine in the soda was probably what helped, so I might try tea next time? Not sure...
Thank you for any input.
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