I'm so tired
All my blood work is normal, I sleep 7-8 hours a night, I try to eat right. I guess I'm just tired. Maybe I need Geritol! (for those of us older enough to remember) |
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| I go in bits and spurts with fatigue. Sometimes its hormones and sometimes its stress. I do think it is easier to fend off fatigue when you go somewhere and are busy like Dawn and Cindy. I am out of the house with dog classes or therapy 3-4 nights a week but then on a Friday night I am wiped. It is when I get home and sit down that it hits me. |
SheepieMommy wrote: I go in bits and spurts with fatigue. Sometimes its hormones and sometimes its stress. I do think it is easier to fend off fatigue when you go somewhere and are busy like Dawn and Cindy. I am out of the house with dog classes or therapy 3-4 nights a week but then on a Friday night I am wiped. It is when I get home and sit down that it hits me. I had to laugh - I do agree that part of it is just to keep moving. And I'm just anal enough that I can't relax when I know there is stuff in front of me that needs to be done. But - I have been more tired lately too. I know part of it is that Todd is so busy working at Bird's Eye - they are in peak veggie harvest season. He gets up at 4am, and gets home after 8pm most days. So I'm still doing my stuff, plus everything he usually does at home too - all the chores, all the mowing, meals (yes, that is sad) We've also been short on nurses at work, so I've been working an extra 12 hour shift each week as well, ...add in our son Travis's wedding last weekend....it all adds up!   Thankfully I do OK on 6 hrs sleep - and 7 is really good.  I might have to start wearing makeup....I see some good dark circles some days....besides the hereditary ones I have anyway.  |
| I was just reading an article on how yards affect your property value and your health...and copied a section of it for you: Leaves that are trapped under porches or shrubbery, away from air and light, can also develop mold. Unlike pollen, outdoor mold spores aren't limited to a short season but are released until frost - some in wet weather, some in dry. Unfortunately, Ogren says, although "mold is a very common allergy," many don't identify the symptoms - anything from a stuffy head to extreme fatigue and malaise - to a mold at all, let alone their own yard. hmmmmm ?? |
| Mold is indeed a health robber. Outside molds, indoor molds, those spores play havoc with us. End of summer has all the ragweeds, etc. Soon leaves and their rotting, if you've had rain, vegetation rotting........ARGH! Psychological weariness also plays with us. Getting into a rut, troubles at work or home, depression.....yeah, the bed seems like the ideal retreat, but it isn't. Try a change of pace. Something physical to do and a mental challenge. For me, swimming or water aerobics. One hour and I'm good again, 2x per week minimum. Mental challenge is tougher. Hobbies don't work when I'm down, they just make me worse. I need something else. It may be a lecture, day field trip, something that gets my grey matter working. If after the above and you are still tired and down, it may be a chemical imbalance/depression and you need to seek professional care. |
| Definitely get checked for allergies. At one point it seemed I couldn't stay awake for anything. When it got to the point when I couldn't drive more than 15 minutes without starting to fall asleep, I knew something was really wrong. I don't have any major allergies, but I do have half a dozen very minor ones. Put them all together, and it was completely knocking me out. The allergist said that one cause of chronic fatigue syndrome is allergies. As long as I keep them under control now, I'm ok. Good luck. |
| I take allergy shots (two) each week. Mold is my biggest allergen and has been for my entire life. The allergy shots help more than the oral meds. |
| All good things to consider... I have nothing else to add health wise, but certainly hope you can find out the what's and why's quickly, and are feeling better soon! |
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