Question about getting up early and anxiety spaceyness symptoms??Do u sleep loads 2??

lau_von_c · Post by **lau_von_c** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:21 pm

hey everyone im kinda worried about something and i hope u can give me some advice...
my Dr and family are trying to convince me that my feelings of exhaustion, spaceyness and face pain are all anxiety and I am trying to believe them but health clinics are trying to convince me it is because i have too much candida yeast in my body..?
i just wondered.. if this really is all anxiety why do i feel worse when i am tired? recently i have been staying up till 3 am and sleeping till 2pm.. and feeling tired and i have tried only having 8 hours and getting up at 8 but it KILLS me! and now i am sitting here about to write an essay in italian but i feel like i havent been to bed, have a hangover and am drugged up LOL

could all this be down to anxiety? i dont have attacks just worry a lot and have social anxiety because i really hate myself and i am a perfectionist. just want all this to go away ..

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sorry for moaning.. just feel like theres something wrong physically and the Dr is lying.. why would I need so much sleep? depression surely doesnt do this? and being overweight? i feel too depressed to diet tho it seems.. comfort eating is the only thing i enjoy anymore cause everything else is so foggy!!! xx

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:08 am

I am very new to the program, so I don't have a lot to offer. However, it sounds like you need a regular schedule which includes at least mild exercise.

Second to that, depression, or any other intense emotion can cause fatigue. if it is a chronic depression, it can cause chronic fatigue.

My son is up and I have to go. Seek professional help if you need to. Good luck, and all the best to you.

bna · Post by **bna** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:32 am

If you are not sure if it's the yeast or not try the cleansing. You can get it on ebay. As far as the depression thing goes, anxiety and depression are best friends. When one is not rearing it's ugly face the other is. And yes, they can both effect sleep patterns. Your gyno. can do the candida test as well.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:22 am

Yes, overeating & oversleeping are signs of depression. When you say "only thing I enjoy anymore" about ANYthing, that is also a sign of depression. I know! Unfortunately, we eat to "medicate" or mask the emotions; then gain weight & that creates even more feelings of worthlessness, which again perpetuates more emotional eating, and so the cycle continues... down into the black hole of depression we slide. Foggy mindedness can also be caused by both depression & overeating... again; I know! Best to you in beginning your "climb out" (of the black hole) and please DO try. Don't give up on YOU. YOU CAN do it... it's those first steps that are the hardest and no, it won't happen overnight... also, stop listening to all the "shoulding" people are doing around you and think what YOU need to do for YOU to be healthy & happy & YOU take some baby steps towards that yourSELF. I've found it's better to journal or pray about it privately & not "announce" to others all the plans, 'cuz then when you stumble here & there, (which everyone does) you will not have given others "ammunition" which they seem to so readily have their hands out to receive... eventually, they will see the little changes as you've picked yourself up... but what matters most is what YOU think of YOU, not what "they" think... you CAN do this! Best to you. :0)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:56 am

Hey jugray,

none of my Drs or GYNs believe in candida overgrowth in an otherwise healthy 20 yr old.. i have asked for the tests and they said there is no need.
i did do the cleanse for 2 months and felt no change.. just more anxiety as i wasnt seeing a difference. do most ppl believe in candida?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:16 am

You really have to watch out for the candida cleansers. Candida is actually very good for your vaginal pH and such, although too much can lead to yeast infections, but I'm sure you know all that. Try having more yogurt, which contains "good" bacteria and aids in preventing yeast infections. I love Activia.

As for the symptoms of fatigue, it's your anxiety. The anxiety, insomnia, over-eating, depression, sleeping too much is such a vicious cycle that's difficult to break off from. It's helped me to decide something like, "okay, starting right now I am going to stop this. I'll eat healthy today, start exercising again slowly by just taking a brisk walk, and break this dumb cycle!"

...and when I'm back in the cycle, I say the same thing to myself once again...

xoxo

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:11 am

I feel for you. I too am very tired and fatigued (and young) so it's hard. I know it's due to the anxiety. It's crazy how much it can take out of you. How is your diet? Are you getting good nutrition? Are you anemic at all? Sometimes and Iron supplement can help.

Regarding the yeast- that's something I thought I had. Here's a simple test- take a glass of water and spit into it. Wait 5 minutes or so. If the spit falls to the bottom you could have too much yeast. If instead it hangs out in the top and flows downward it straight lines, then your ok. If your more concerned your doctor should be able to test for that, but the water thing is a very easy test.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:32 am

Lau,
First thing when you wake up in the morning fill a glass with water. Make sure you can see through this glass. Then spit into it. Leave it there for a while and if it looks like a jelly fish when you get back, as if it grew tentacles, then it's candida. There is also a blood test they can do. The probiotics such as accidophyllus work well on regulating candida as well.