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What Causes Increase In Appetite?

im a 23 year old female and for the past 2 weeks i have been extremely hungry and eating all the time. i have also had some back pain. recently about 5 days now i have been extremely tired and not being able to focus real well at work. when i get home from work i take a nap everyday for several hours and sleep more at night. what could be wrong? i also missed this months period which was supposed to start on the 3rd of the month
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
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Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic.
Your cardinal symotoms as narrated are:
Increased appetite
Absent menstrual cycle
Tiredness resilting in need for more sleep
inability to concentrate at work
disturbed sleep

if I was your doctor, I will like to know whether your are loosing weight also(alternatively not gaining weight despite more food intake)

I would also do a TFT(Thyroid Function Test)along with Routine Blood examination and yes your sugar level.
I think you will be all right with a detailed assessment by a specialist doctor.
Hope I have answered your query. Do free to ask if you want further clarifications.Get welk soon.
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What Causes Increase In Appetite?

Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic. Your cardinal symotoms as narrated are: Increased appetite Absent menstrual cycle Tiredness resilting in need for more sleep inability to concentrate at work disturbed sleep if I was your doctor, I will like to know whether your are loosing weight also(alternatively not gaining weight despite more food intake) I would also do a TFT(Thyroid Function Test)along with Routine Blood examination and yes your sugar level. I think you will be all right with a detailed assessment by a specialist doctor. Hope I have answered your query. Do free to ask if you want further clarifications.Get welk soon.