My internist is now referring me to specialists, one at a time to see if we can figure this out. I see one at the end of the month [and lucky I got an appointment so soon]. If that doesn’t do it, I move on to the next….

And thanks. I’ve been keeping this under wraps and forcing myself through the days and just can’t anymore.

The reason I ask is that about 10 years ago I had horrendous fatigue but I wasn’t depressed. I wanted to do things, I just couldn’t. I didn’t have the energy. Dr. did all kinds of blood tests, told me nothing was wrong. Finally I was telling my psychiatrist about it and he remembered seeing someone while he was a resident that had similar symptoms. He ordered b12 testing and mine was EXTREMELY low, scary low. But I wasn’t anemic. That was a red herring because not everyone that is b12 deficient is anemic.

Anyway, started on b12 shots and I felt like a new woman. There is something in my body chemistry that doesn’t allow me absorb enough b12 through digestion or sublinguals alone.

In the years since, I’ve learned that b12 deficiency is extremely common and seriously underdiagnosed. I can point you toward more information if you like.

This thought didn’t occur to me until reading your post tonight because I didn’t realize you have debilitating fatigue as well as insomnia. I know you’ve had lots of people suggest lots of ideas to you, but I would feel bad if I didn’t mention it.

{{{{Big but gentle hugs}}}}