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I had my surgery in September 2019 and I was wondering if anyone else constantly felt drained or like they've had a mass loss of energy? I've been taking my Vitamins and those are supposed to help but they don't seem to be doing much. I keep finding myself losing focus, not being able to do things for a long time, getting dizzy or lightheaded, and feeling really unenthusiastic about things I used to be passionate about. Did anyone else feel like this for so long after their surgery?

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Has your surgeon been doing bloodwork to test Vitamin levels and to check for anemia? I also highly recommend Whole Foods based Multivitamins since they are utilized by the body better. Especially chewables or liquid. I like Garden of life my kind prenatal gummy vitamins

https://www.vitacost.com/garden-of-life-mykind-organics-prenatal-multi-whole-food-gummies

Make sure you get enough daily Protein. Best calculated minimum is 0.36 grams protein per 1lb body weight.

honestly you should discuss this with your surgeon or primary care doctor. To have bloodwork done. In case you need to supplement any particular Vitamins. It could be your body isn’t utilizing the type of vitamin you are taking. Or you need a boost of antioxidants.

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are you feeling depressed? Those symptoms are also characteristic of depression. You wouldn't be alone - a lot of people seem to be feeling it these days, with all that's been going on the last three or four months.

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hows your Water intake? i still get light headed to this day and feel like crap if i dont keep up with my water. everyone is different tho.

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9 hours ago, FujiApples said:

I had my surgery in September 2019 and I was wondering if anyone else constantly felt drained or like they've had a mass loss of energy? I've been taking my Vitamins and those are supposed to help but they don't seem to be doing much. I keep finding myself losing focus, not being able to do things for a long time, getting dizzy or lightheaded, and feeling really unenthusiastic about things I used to be passionate about. Did anyone else feel like this for so long after their surgery?

In 2013 I got sleeved. By 9 to 12 months post OP I went through the same issues. I was able to work and focus, but I lost a desire for everything. I didn't have any interests, desires, and everything I used to care about was unimportant. I was also getting light headed and dizzy at that time. I know my diet at the time was too extreme. This is when I hit my lowest weight in a decade. Was 327 lbs. and got down to 209 lbs. I wasn't expecting weight loss to reduce my happiness so much. Unfortunately, the way I dealt with this was to just stop the extreme diet. I gained some weight back and most of these issues cleared up. I was probably dealing with a combination of poor nutrition, low blood pressure, and depression.

Fast forward to today. I recently got a revision to DS. I again feel light headed and fatigued. My Doctor is adjusting my blood pressure medicine. I'm careful about getting all the nutrition, Vitamins, and supplements I need. Now I'll follow a permanent, reasonable and sustainable diet.

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