Severe Exhaustion, Excessive Sleep, Hot Flushes. Have CLL. Symptoms Due To Menopause?

Posted on Tue, 29 Mar 2011

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Question : Hi, i'm always exhausted and could sleep all day and night. I have CLL which is under control but I get very hot sonetimnes too. Am way past the menopause (63).

Answered by Dr. Jagdish (8 hours later)

Hi

The tiredness and sleeping problem could be from the following given your health profile:
1. The treatment for CLL.
2. Menopause - Hotflushes, Tiredness, Mood swings, Generalized body aches are nature of this physiological condition.
3. Anemia because of CLL treatment.
4. Pancytopenia, reduced immunity and infection fighter cells
6. Depression - You have to elaborate on your history, duration of it, associated other symptoms.
7. Medication - Under steroid therapy.
8. Hypothyroidism - Treatment of CLL can induce low thyroxine hormone circulation in the body and thus these symptoms.

Hot flashes could be from menopause.

I recommend you consult your GP / Primary physician for an evaluation.

You may need the following tests:

CBC
Peripheral smear
TSH, Free T3 Free T4

Hope I have answered your query, I will be available for your follow up queries as well.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar