Tired all the time? We’ll help you find out why by testing for common causes with our comprehensive blood test panel.
Choose how you'd like to collect your blood sample and post it to our lab. Your sample will be analysed by our UKAS-accredited lab partner (who also test for the NHS) and you'll get your results and doctor's report in days.
TESTS FOR:
Finger-prick blood collection
Use our simple kit to collect a blood sample from your finger at home.
Arrange for a venous blood draw yourself
Visit a clinic to have your blood taken
You're struggling more than normal with tiredness and fatigue.
You want to know if there's a medical reason for your symptoms.
You want to test for the major causes of low energy in one easy test.
Dr Claire Merrifield
GP, PhD and our Medical Director
Feeling tired all the time can really stop you living your life to the fullest. Often low energy is caused by the stresses and strains of daily life, but other times it can be a sign that something’s not quite right with your body. Our Tiredness and Low Energy Blood Test panel includes blood tests for the common causes of low energy and fatigue such as:
Whether we pick up a specific problem or rule out the major medical causes of tiredness, you’ve taken a key step to getting on top of your tiredness and fatigue.
Thyroid disease is one of the commonest autoimmune conditions in the UK and tiredness can be the only symptom.
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Problems with your kidneys will cause tiredness as your body can't filter waste from your blood as well as it should.
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Tiredness is often an early sign of vitamin deficiency. You're at higher risk of vitamin deficiency if you're on a vegan or plant-based diet and all of us are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency in the UK.
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Iron deficiency is probably the commonest medical cause of tiredness. Fortunately, it's simple to test for and easy to fix.
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Inflammation in your body will make you feel tired and wiped out. You may also have other symptoms in your gut or joints.
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This test panel can tell you if you have markers in the blood of a number of important and/or common conditions that can cause tiredness and fatigue. Positive results can indicate a disease that may require treatment. Negative results make it much less likely that you have a disease causing your symptoms and that you may benefit more from changes to your lifestyle involving sleep, diet and exercise.
We do not recommend using this test panel if you:
If you already have a known medical condition that affects your energy then this test kit may not be useful.
If you're not sure if you should use this test panel, please contact us for advice.
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