Long Term Fatigue Anyone?

[Thizette]

My fatigue comes and goes. I have phases where I need to sleep several extra hours a day, and when I have my period I almost can't move for the first two days. I've managed it by giving myself twenty or thirty minutes every day to lay on the couch and do nothing. No tv, no computer, no phone, no crafts, no nothing. If I'm doing very badly, I give myself one or two hours. I find that designating the time to rest and only rest is extremely helpful and keeps me productive--most of the time.

 

[greycrayon]

I have fatigue (enough that writing this paragraph takes effort. Sometimes it lasts days, sometimes hours. I'm unable to work because of it. Im very frustrated by it, my mood goes downhill quickly when im not able to exercise mentally or physically and I find watching TV to be more fatiguing...so for some days are just a series of cat naps, under weighted blankets, headphones and eye masks. Otherwise I am an active person, likes dancing, going to the gym, sports, outdoorsy...its taken alot from me.

 

[Chem Lady]

I do remember days in my first couple years of PTSD where I could barely do anything in a day. Sometimes it was a successful day if I could have a shower while standing up instead of sitting on the floor of the shower. The first time I saw my energy improve was when I moved 2000km away from my family. Then, slowly and over years of therapy, I've gained more and more, but I still have probably 30 - 40% of the energy I had before PTSD. So, some improvement does seem possible, but it still definitely, greatly affects every day of my life.

 

[Gadgie]

I'm seriously under weight, and I'm constantly tired these days? I'm not sure if it's a side effect of the pills for my heart, that I had to start taking a few weeks ago.

It's really frustrating for me, as I'm normally a very active person, (well as active as my back injury will allow) but these days I've noticed that I get very tired quickly, and have to stop.

It's like I'm a battery. and only have so much energy for each day, and if I use it up too quickly, then that's it, game over?