Posted by Regis Harold on October 19, 2005, at 9:05:15
In reply to Re: Fatigue after eating? What it was for me, posted by Ryan2828 on October 19, 2005, at 6:28:27
Hey all,
I have to run off to work soon, so I'll post more later.
Ryan I just wanted to say that you should talk to your primary care physician about your concerns and have him do a blood glucose tolerance test (it should be done over the cours of several hours. you drink a sweet beverage after fasting overnight, then your blood is drawn every hour over the next few hours). Also, ask for tests for an underactive thyroid, and a coritsol test (the kind that Sarah recommended).
Sarah, I had a one blood cortisol test in the middle of the day. I'll look into getting the saliva cortisol test you mentioned. I have a book on adrenal fatigue that suggests this - thank you very much for reminding me. I haven't worked with an endocrinologist yet. I am working it though. Hopefully I will be talking to one soon.
Yesterday was a hard day for me. Things were good in the morning. I ate a breakfast solely of eggs. Then I ate lunch, which was my downfall. I hate roast chicken (that's it!). And I had a good amount of it. I was knocked out for the entire day, literally. Today I am going to try to eat in little itty bitty tiny portions (like a strip of chicken hour or so), and we'll see how that goes.
Regis
> I have the same exact problem that the thread starter has, but I have always blamed it on the Effexor which I have been on for 4 years so drowsiness after meals would seem strange. My solution to this problem I encounter on a daily basis is to boost myself up on coffee. The feeling I get after I eat food at my lunch break is NO Motivation at all to do anything. I am constantly scratching my eyes and rubbing them wondering why I feel so foggy, lethargic, and lazy. Soon to realize that I am now getting addicted to more and more caffiene in order to cope, but in the end that is making it worse
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> Can someone please explain how to get hypoglycemic testing done and what tests do you go through? How do you get thryoid testing done?? and blood work??> I have the same exact problem that the thread starter has, but I have always blamed it on the Effexor which I have been on for 4 years so drowsiness after meals would seem strange. My solution to this problem I encounter on a daily basis is to boost myself up on coffee. The feeling I get after I eat food at my lunch break is NO Motivation at all to do anything. I am constantly scratching my eyes and rubbing them wondering why I feel so foggy, lethargic, and lazy. Soon to realize that I am now getting addicted to more and more caffiene in order to cope, but in the end that is making it worse
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> Can someone please explain how to get hypoglycemic testing done and what tests do you go through? How do you get thryoid testing done?? and blood work??
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