Curious to hear what others have tried in combatting exhaustion. Constant headaches and exhaustion are my main two existing symptoms. I am thinking that I am probably depressed, as I get irritable easily, everything feels difficult/like it takes a lot of energy, and in general I find it hard to care about much.

I am on nortriptyline for sleep disturbance/headaches, though I am unsure of whether it's helping any more or not. For about 10 days while taking it, I felt like I had the energy to get things done, things were not overwhelming, etc. It was such a relief. Unfortunately, that effect has disappeared, despite an increased dosage.

I've also tried Effexor, but it made my headaches almost unbearable, to where I was almost completely disabled by the pain and considered going to the ER several times because I didn't know why I was suddenly in so much pain. After stopping it, I'm back to my more normal pain, which is usually 5-6 out of 10 on the pain scale. Every day. Constantly. Unless I'm sleeping, I always have a headache.

I guess I'm just feeling at a stalemate in my treatment and not sure what else to try. If anyone has ideas of medications that helped them with energy level, I'd be interested in hearing.