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am81
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 Posted - 03/06/2009 : 21:29:40
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| Has anyone else experienced being tired due to TMS. No matter how much sleep I get I get so sleepy during the day that I will take a nap. |
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tcherie
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Posted - 03/07/2009 : 12:50:01
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I have been dealing with fatigue alot. Mainly in the morning. I tend to get started with my day real late. It's not consistent, but I will go through periods during the month when I just need to sleep. I have been wondering how do you deal with this. Do you just ignore the fact that you feel tired? Or do you allow yourself to rest.
I find that the more I rest, the more I seem to need to rest. |
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positivevibes
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Posted - 03/07/2009 : 13:39:26
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First of all, if you haven't had a thorough blood test in a while, get one done. Make sure they include a thyroid test (TSH -- which should be between 1.0 and 3.0 to be considered normal). There are several physiological things that can make you tired: low thyroid, blood sugar, low iron in the blood, low in B vitamins, low vitamin D or other nutrients.
You say that this happens during specific times during the month. Could it be hormonal? Have you paid close attention to your hormonal cycle to see if there is a correlation? I know that I get much more tired during my PMS time than other times of the month.
Are you getting enough rest and sleep on a regular basis? If you are always feeling that you are playing "catchup" with yourself, after a while the body just gets exhausted. I have been getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep at night for the past several months. It really helps my mood and my energy level.
Ditto for exercise (although this can be a difficult one for TMS people). When you get regular exercise, even if it's just walking for 20 minutes per day, it helps your body.
Do you feel depressed when you feel tired? I know that when I go through periods of feeling depressed (often hormonal driven), I tend to feel more tired than usual.
One more thing...what your eating (or not eating) could contribute to fatigue. For instance, if you have coffee or caffeine in the morning, it will wear off by 4 or 5 p.m. and you may begin to have an "energy crash" so to speak. Eating a lot of sugar or a lot of carbs without protein to balance it out will also spike your blood sugar and cause you to feel really tired and drained. If you think this may be the case with you, just try to eat a well balanced diet that includes enough protein with every meal and snack, and pay attention to how much caffeine you drink.
I know that my suggestions are totally physical and not psychological, but I thought that they would be appropriate to this topic.
Myself....if I feel tired, I rest for a while. If I begin to feel tired a lot for weeks on end, I always suspect my thyroid (because I have thyroid disease). Often I am correct, and my Synthroid dose needs adjusting.
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Northerner
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Posted - 03/08/2009 : 07:48:04
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Being tired all the time (or being unable to sleep) is a frequent and classic sign of depression.
However, as the previous poster just mentioned, it can be a sign of numerous other physical or psychological ailments. Start by going to your doctor on this one if you think it's more than short-term.
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.
- Mark Twain |
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Capn Spanky
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Posted - 03/08/2009 : 11:42:49
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Originally posted by Northerner
Being tired all the time (or being unable to sleep) is a frequent and classic sign of depression.
That's what I was thinking. I happens to me sometimes too. |
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Alex71
USA
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Posted - 03/08/2009 : 17:25:15
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| One very real problem is sleep apnea. Do you feel yourself stop breathing sometimes at night just before falling asleep You may have to have a sleep study done. |
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