My sentiments exactly.

You know, even though fatigue is arguably my "worst" sympton, I would rather have that than some of the symptoms many of you suffer, given the choice (which I'm not).

I'm retired, my kids have grown up, I can sleep and loaf around all I want, pretty much. I hate it a lot more when I don't compare it to other stuff.

How I wish I could accept my fatigue and go with it. Most days I wake up and try to plan when I could possibly go back to lie down again. But life gets in the way and I have to get stuff done.
On a work day the morning is spent on the sofa before setting off at 2pm til midnight.
Then the next couple of days are sleepy days.

I'm getting SICk of it all.

Usually my fatigue is related to overdoing, and could usually be alleviated by some down time, but the last few months it has gotten to be way too constant. My fatigue right now is to the point of freaking ridiculous. If I take my medicine to keep me awake at work, I'm totally wrung out and useless by the time I get home.

This spring, my 15 year old is doing both lacrosse and track, so that means lots of running around after work. I swear I just get more and more tired and less functional. My hubby is a restaurant manager, so he is often gone in the evenings and it all falls to me.

Last night he was off, so he did all the running around and I took a nap and then laid in bed watching TV all evening. Am I all refreshed and great this morning? No! I am seriously pi$$ed that I still feel like dog poo.

Even last year I could keep up. I seriously need to figure this out. Maybe it is a flare?? I haven't felt this bad in years. I've actually been toying with the idea of asking for IVSM because I remember when it was this bad before and how the fog of fatigue actually lifted.

Sheesh Holly, I'm so sorry. I hope you are not having an attack, but it may well be. Call your Doc and get some relief.

Let us knpw how that goes..

I've noticed that my fatigue waxes and wanes. Sometimes it's attributable to over-doing it, sometimes it just comes over me in waves for no obvious reason.

I am, of course, ten years older than when I started having symptoms. But contrary to some of my friends' helpful advice, this isn't "normal" tiredness from getting older. My mother had more energy in her 80's with heart disease than I do most days lately.

It's really frustrating (understatement) when I have a rare good night's sleep, wake up feeling rather rested, and think: "Wowee, this is going to be a good day"...and then it lasts about two hours and goes south.

At least you wake up feeling rested. I start off with little to no energy and get worse from there. As the day goes on do you have any problems standing up straight?? I used to have very good posture and still pretty do when I am not fatigued.

Amen and hallelujah!

Sorry, mochagirl, I wasn't clear...it's very RARE that I wake up feeling rested. Maybe once a month, either when it's just the right temperature, nothing cramps up, no loud trucks go by, the moon is in the right phase, whatever...or else by magic.

That's what makes the contrast so stark and discouraging when it all falls apart before I have a chance to use it. Before I can even start my list, I'm circling the drain.

Blessings, I think they were trying to say, Count your blessings, Blessings..

I know what ur saying though, When I rarely awaken refreshed, I've learned to hurry up and get everything done before I need a nap.