Feeling Fatigue, Excessive Sleep, Weight Gain And Waking Up In Cold Sweats. What Should I Do?

Posted on Tue, 26 Mar 2013

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Question : Hi. I am feeling really fatigued, I sleep more then 15 hrs a day. I wake up in cold sweats. I have aimed weight but I'm not eating as much as I use to. I feel like I am no energy. I am on the pill.

Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (5 minutes later)

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

Based on your symptoms, we need to exclude hypothyroidism- a deficiency of thyroid hormones.

The common symptoms include lethargy, excessive sleep, tiredness, fatigue, weight gain, menstrual irregularities, intolerance to cold, etc.

It can be excluded by a blood test for thyroid profile- T3, T4, TSH.

Please get back with blood reports.

I would be pleased to answer if you have any more queries.

Best wishes,

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