<s>[INST] I'm tired all the time. Is there a treatment for fatigue? [/INST] Even healthy people complain of being tired. But people with CKD can be so exhausted that they fall asleep during the day—even after 8 to 10 hours of sleep at night. One reason for fatigue can be anemia, a shortage of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. People with CKD often have anemia because damaged kidneys make less of a hormone called erythropoietin (epoetin, or EPO). EPO tells the bone marrow to make new red blood cells. Without a fresh supply of red blood cells, the body has less oxygen. This makes you more tired and cold, and less able to focus and fight disease. If your fatigue is due to anemia, your doctor may prescribe iron and injections of a man-made form of EPO. Source: LIFE OPTION. Link: https://lifeoptions.org/learn-about-kidney-disease/faq/. Field: Nephrology. Disease: Kidney Disease </s>