Absolutely! When my anxiety was at its peak a few months ago I was constantly exhausted by like 4pm. All I wanted to do was sleep. It’s almost like my brain was just tired of having anxiety and panic attack and just checked out for the day. And with that my anxiety would get even worse cuz I felt like I couldn’t focus. Once I started learning how to manage my anxiety the fatigue has definitely started to go away.

What helps you manage?

yup--I call it anxiety hangover--it makes sense--anxiety causes adrenaline to flow and your body goes into overdrive trying to deal with it--it just wipes you out. I am dealing with extended anxiety hangover right now--I've been in fight or flight in a major way this year--so I am trying to "nurture myself" to put myself right--I put that in quotes because I don't really do it---lol...I do go get massages. I've been sleeping as much as possible and I am going to try to eat better (already blown that for today-lol) exercise would be good-also meditation and yoga---gonna do it--honestly!

I have times where I just want to shut the door be by myself and ride out my anxiety attacks. I try to take it one day at a time.

Yes, I feel like being by myself also. It’s like every little thing is too much for me to cope with at this stage. Even sudden noises are startling and send my thoughts spinning.

Oh, that 'fatigue' hangover is so exhausting.

That even breathing and gentle motion helps to reduce the effect of the acute, high, and overloading anxiety.

Here's to finding the balance in the moment.

Thanks to PTSD, I'm often in fight or flight - panic mode. And when those episodes begin to subside.. I'm usually physically and mentally drained. But I'm also getting on in years. I fatigue rather easily these days. And I turn to coffee to keep myself up and running. But the caffeine makes my anxiety and panic attacks worse. It's a vicious cycle.

Not recently but anxiety has been known to wind me so tight that when I crash I can sleep for days on end. I pass out far more than I go to sleep.

Anxiety sucks, both literally and figuratively. It will literally suck the life out of you.

So exhausted I couldn’t put my pj’s on and slept in my clothes. Thankfully I am in recovery now. Learning how to accept the anxiety instead of fighting it. It’s a great method and although it takes practice, the real trick is that practice doesn’t have to be perfect, just the simple trying is what works.

Yes. When dealing with a lot of anxiety, I am exhausted.

Taking a nap helps. Even a short one. 10 minutes, anything.

Sleep helps with my anxiety. And I find it an easy, fast, drug-free way of recharging myself. To go back to dealing with more anxious things! LoL.

Same here. When I have a day full of anxiety I want to sleep the rest of the day away too. Unfortunately lately its all I have. Its all very exhausting. My anxiety makes things play like a movie in my mind....whatever it is Im going thru at the time. Im 45 and I havent found a way to ease it yet.

Let me know if hou have....

Yes!!! I qm exhausted all the time and have many brain farts because of it.

No matter how much sleep I get, it is still there. It has helped determining what is causing the anxiety and managing it. But I will be honest I let the anxiety take over on sone days.

Thank you for all the replies. It helps knowing I’m not alone with this.