Question:
Does anyone else have normal lab results but they are still tired?
I am a little over one year post op lap rny. My labs are normal but I am constantly tired. Should I try switching vitamins or taking more of them? Is there anyone else out there in the same situation? — Marcy M. (posted on May 22, 2003)
May 21, 2003
Yes.I was tired constantly the docter put me on zoloft.It said it was
depression. Started zoloft and it make a world of difference.I am no longer
tired have all the energy that I need now.Maybe you are eating too many
carbs?
— Brenda N.
May 21, 2003
That would be me. I feel great, but I just have no energy. I do battle
with depression, and I just had my meds increased, but I don't think that
is it. It's not uncommon for me to go to bed at 7 pm and sleep until 7 am
the next day. I sure wish I could figure it out. It started about 2 - 2
1/2 months ago. I went from extreme amounts of energy to nothing. I'm
curious to see what types of responses you get. I have increased my daily
vitamins, I get 60 grams of protein through shakes, I drink water all day
(70+ oz.) take B12 daily, and I get my calcium. I also exercise 3-5 days a
week. RNY 8/6/02 Start 283 lbs, now 158 lbs. goal 150 lbs.
— Dana B.
May 21, 2003
Are you taking iron? And, if so, what kind and how much?
— Leslie F.
May 22, 2003
YES YES thats me. I am 8 months post op, I just had my labs done and both
doctors (my pcp and my surgeon said they were normal) but I was still tired
so I called and said what exactly is my iron level? The nurse comes back
and says well its on the real low side of normal. Well thanks for letting
me know before. So I started taking Ferious Sulfate and to tell you the
truth I feel a lot better. What I am curious about and if anyone knows the
awnser please e-mail me. Around that time of the month I get really bad
cramps so I take a ultram and all of a sudden I have this huge burst of
energy ALL DAY. It is soooo weird I always wondered if I have some chemical
inbalance and this sort of levels it. Well anyways this is still sooooooo
worth it I would do it again tommorow. Take care. RNY 9/02 was 213 now 133.
— April G.
May 22, 2003
I was the same way at 15 months out, i also had good labs but for weeks i
was feeling so tired. The doc suggested that i may be taking in too many
carbs. I journaled what i was eating for a couple weeks and he was right i
was eating too many carbs without really realizing it and not drinking
enough water. So i decreased the carbs and increased water and protein in a
short time i had my energy back and never felt better.
— Tammy N.
May 22, 2003
Talk to your doctor some more. Being tired all the time could be a sign of
depression or something else like sleep apnea. Of course, being overweight
itself tires us out...after all we're carrying at least 1 extra human along
every where we go. Have your heart checked out. Do a test for sleep
apena.
— Renee B.
May 22, 2003
Hi I am the original poster. I take one multivitamin,one 65mg ferrous
sulfate(Feosol) tablet, 2 halls vitamin c drops, and I get a monthly b-12
injection. I am presently being treated for depression with prozac. I
wasn't aware that too many carbs could make you tired. I'll have to monitor
that a little more closely. Thank you for all your replies.
— Marcy M.
May 22, 2003
First, have you collected your labs over time? So you can compare pre-op to
3 month to 6 month to 9 month, etc. Then, where are you within each range?
If you were mid, and now you're hanging at the bottom, you may feel it. B12
is one that docs don't usually notice until it's very low, yet you can
"feel" bad before the lab computer matches the numbers to
"low". The other thing might be to switch to an iron that is
well absorbed vs this one. And, probably worst over the long haul, I did
not see any calcium citrate here! ANd I"m guessing you're not doing
protein supplements. Any of those can contribute to a draggy feeling.
— vitalady
May 22, 2003
Is it okay to take B12 tablets even if your B12 is okay? Can you get too
much?
— Renee B.
May 22, 2003
My general labs were fine, but I became unusually tired at about 10 months
out. My doc specifically checked my thiamine level (B1), and found it was
low, and I'm on B1 supplements now. My fatigue has improved in the week+
I've been on them. But checking thiamine is NOT generally done...you would
have to complain of fatigue to your doc to get him to check your B1 level.
— [Deactivated Member]
May 22, 2003
Lookit your B-12 over time. At eight months out, I felt dog-tired. Yet,
my B-12 was pronounced "normal." When I got my lab report and
looked at it myself, I saw it was in the low-normal range (and I also
noticed nobody had tested it in previous lab work, like they were s'posed
to, earlier on ... hmmmm, we won't be allowing *that* to slip throught the
cracks again). Anyway, I started with B-12 sublinguals and felt much
better within a few weeks. Sure enough, later lab work showed I then was
up at the "high" normal range for B-12, coinciding with relief
from being fatigued, but to the doc's office, it was *all* normal, all
along. Sometimes, you can feel the difference, even within the so-called
"normal" range, and as other posters have pointed out, that can
hold for other things too, not just B-12. Press yourself and your doc for
more info. Good luck!
— Suzy C.
May 22, 2003
I've been extremely tired since wls. It's getting worse. I do one little
thing and at times I lay down on the floor and rest. It is'nt like me. I
get once a WEEK B-12 shots too. I had a complete blood work up and
everything came back great, except my testosterone count. It has to be at
least 20 to register... and it did'nt register! (Should be somewhere around
250-950 range)! The doc says that is what is wrong. Perhaps it is'nt
helping, but I still wonder if that is the only thing.
— Danmark
May 23, 2003
My Dr. said, that being tired may be due to rapid weight loss. (If lab's
are ok) Best Wishes,
— Heather S.
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