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What Causes Extreme Fatigue Despite Having Proper Sleep?

I have been experiencing extreme fatigue. I am getting enough sleep, eating really well, but constantly fatigued. I am not even able to exercise, which is a huge part of my life. I start working out, and can t even complete 10 min. Blood work did not show anything that was off except the usual low irons which I have resumed my iron supplements, but still no change. What could be going on?
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Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

You have an Iron deficiency anemia and this condition can cause fatigue.
The iron supplement will help you to feel better after some weeks of treatement.

Other potential diagnosis that can cause your extreme tiredness is Hypothyroidism.
Hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid or low thyroid, is a disorder in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone.

For this reason,my advice is to do the thyroid tests:TSH,fT3 and fT4 to see if the thyroid gland is the cause of your problem.

Hope this is helpful.
Let me know if i can assist you further.

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What Causes Extreme Fatigue Despite Having Proper Sleep?

Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You have an Iron deficiency anemia and this condition can cause fatigue. The iron supplement will help you to feel better after some weeks of treatement. Other potential diagnosis that can cause your extreme tiredness is Hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid or low thyroid, is a disorder in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. For this reason,my advice is to do the thyroid tests:TSH,fT3 and fT4 to see if the thyroid gland is the cause of your problem. Hope this is helpful. Let me know if i can assist you further.