[bbcbasic]

For me

1. I saw a specialist doctor because I was fatigued coding or not coding. Turned out I needed some treatment.

2. In addition I quit my job in a stressful environment where I was pressured to get complicated work done quickly, with little or no help, working with people who were either arrogant or just too busy themselves.

Now I work 38 hrs a week and I am happy. I have energy to learn in my spare time, and I am just learning stuff I find interesting not to 'enhance my career'. Also have a family and sleepless nights due to having young children, but that is manageable if the work environment is good.

[arithma]

Would you mind elaborating a bit more about the treatment/diagnosis. I believe I am facing something similar, been having swings positive and negative, but it has been become mostly negative now.

[bbcbasic]

I didn't feel depressed with highs/low, it was more like a foggy mind, wanting to sleep. Not like when you only get 2 hours sleep. Different feeling to that. Imagine getting 2 hours sleep without the adrenaline kicking in to compensate.

I was found to have low testosterone, adrenal fatigue and the Lymes disease bacteria showed up although the accuracy of testing for that is not perfect. Treatment based on rectifying those things - testosterone supplements, other supplements for adrenal, strong antibiotics for 6 months.

Hope you are able to sort your symptoms out. For hard to diagnose things you have to treat doctors like staff, i.e. know about the problem enough yourself so you can judge if the doctor is doing is a good job. It's a hassle and last thing you need when you are sick! Luckily I wasn't too sick but feel sorry for people who get fatigue really bad where they can't leave the house for days.