What Can Cause Extreme Fatigue And Sleepiness?

Posted on Sun, 11 Mar 2018

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Question : I have been extremely fatigued for about three months cant get threw day without napping whats going on

Answered by Dr. salah saad shoman (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
A number of causes.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

This could be due to a number of reasons, the most common of which is anemia which can be diagnosed by a CBC test and can be treated with iron supplements. Other causes include liver dysfunction which can be diagnosed by a blood test for liver functions (AST, ALT), kidney dysfunction which can be diagnosed by a blood test for kidney functions (urea and creatinine) and hypothyroidism which can be diagnosed by a blood test for thyroid hormonal profile (T3, T4 and TSH).

I hope you find this helpful.

Regards,
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman, Internal Medicine Specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T