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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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SO TIREEEEED

forgottenLiliy
forgottenLiliy

I was going to add this to my old post, but it's probably best to put this question in a new thread: does anyone with anxiety deal with being so tired all the time? I brought it up to my primary doctor, but he didn't think much of it. But I not only feel tired all the time I get tension headaches constantly and this causes me to feel even more tired. I think for this would it be right for me to see a neurologist? I just want someone to take me seriously. Cause every time I tell a doctor I'm tired a lot and what not and I have tension headaches they just take it like oh I'll give you something to relax or maybe you should stop stressing. Yeah, like anxiety just goes away... I am trying to manage my anxiety, but again certain doctors don't take me seriously when I discuss how it's effecting me. I know with anxiety I will have times when my head hurts more then usual or I'll be tired a lot, but this constant? Like no matter what I do I feel tired. It sucks. And when I bring it up to my mom she just sighs.



I have dealt with this tried feeling for a long time, but this year the tiredness and headaches are getting worse. Again I just want to ask if people have this with anxiety and who would be the right doctor to talk to to take me seriously or any tips they have to deal with this. Thank you.

MaryContrary
MaryContrary
You are right to want a second opinion. Primary drs don't know much these days. It could be the tiredness isn't from stress at all but something that can be corrected and then maybe the anxiety may ease. Hoping so. I know when I am stressed, I;m also really tired. I sometimes have head aches too. My muscles are so tense they hurt. My trouble is worry about Mom and her condition. It all builds up to anxiety and stress. Feeling alone in this doesn't help either. Trust your instincts-get that 2nd opinion to at least ease your mind.
Take care.
arfie
arfie
It's definitely better to start a new thread, Lilly. There are allot of ways to navigate DS, but I bet I'm not the only one who watches his/her newsfeed far more the individual forums. Once a thread falls off the newsfeeds, it gets lost all too easily.

And you have my full empathy on the exhausting nature of anxiety, all the way to the tension headaches. My own list of physical complaints from anxiety also includes fierce intestinal woes and muscle aches. Anxiety medication is the nearest thing to a solution I've ever gotten from doctors, but advances in medical science are still a works in progress. It's worth getting those second, third and even hundredth opinions if you have the time, patience and resources to do so.

Continued support while you find what works for you, Lilly.
SimpsonsOK
SimpsonsOK
Definitely in agreement with above. Anxiety burns a whole lot of energy. Hugs.
forgottenLiliy
forgottenLiliy
Thank you everyone for the replies, really makes me feel a bit at ease as I'm going through with this. I'm hoping sometime after the holidays to get more opinions on what I'm going through. I often thought if anxiety medication would help me, but I want to make sure my tiredness and the pain I feel gets looked at first. I know anxiety can cause it, but you can never be too sure. Hopefully i'll get some answers. The hardest part is the lack of support, I know I am an adult but anxiety makes things like this harder as we know. I will even talk to this with my therapist to see if she can help me create methods of calming me of my fear of seeking help for myself. Thank you.
arfie
arfie
Support and simply knowing you are not alone with the weirds of it all can make a huge diff, along with the extra practice in phrasing the questions.

Your plan sounds like a most excellent one. Gentle support while you carry it through.
carlyj1202
carlyj1202
I am exhausted and soooo tired all day and everyday. If anyone comes up with an answer about how to skip living with anxiety I am surely up to reading.

I am so frustrated about these support groups. I know that we all mean well but it just does not seem like anything works as we so do keep complaining.
LouiseS
LouiseS
My mom and I have chronic fatigue, anxiety/depression, etc... caused by a chronic Enterovirus infection we've had for almost 8 years. Most victims usually have some gastrointestinal or respiratory symptoms but many types of headaches are common too. Unfortunately only a very few doctors are aware of chronic enteroviral disease. If you want more info check out the Enterovirus Foundation and Enteroviruses .com. I've alerted the author of the latter website that it's labelled as not secure. I'm not sure how important that is.
Rruussnn
Rruussnn
Do you get enough sleep? If you think you do, it might be worth getting a sleep study done -- they have kits you can take home these days. I found out I have mild sleep apnea, Which can make you feel tired during the day even if you feel like you've slept enough. My issue is, first, i need to get enough sleep. When I do, I feel OK. When I don't get enough sleep, I get really sleepy at work and it's a vicious cycle of coffee, which doesn't really help much and makes things worse usually, and fatigue.
forgottenLiliy
forgottenLiliy
For me it's back and forth. I usually can't sleep most days. It's hard to fall asleep and when I do it's late. But even if it's hard for me to fall asleep and I fall asleep late I usually get 7 or 8 hours of sleep. Bad days I wake up during the night a lot. It's hard to tell these days what is causing what, but I for sure need to mention this to my doctor that isn't my primary. I know there's tons of doctors, but money and location is an issue so maybe I can at least talk to my primary about recommendations. It may take a bit to sort this issue but I'm hoping after Christmas I can finally talk about this issue with someone. Thanks again for the responses, any bit of talk helps.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Here's a self-help tip that will give you the most insight on what's happening on a daily basis. Keep a journal of what you do when, and also your feelings.

It's a lot of work and it can pay off in finding the triggers for the headache (which is often not what we thought it was) and the tiredness (use pictures or specific words to describe the level of tiredness).

It can be an infection, That is often the original cause of many chronic headache and tiredness medical issues. However, to find it, requires detective work by the individual suffering.

The doctor only sees you in the office and is basing your tiredness on what you share in that moment.

I was fortunate enough to be treated by a team of doctors who all knew something was wrong but no one could find the origin of the issue.

It took my journal, a timeline, and the changes I made to see if something worked or just as important did not work.

I still get tired, fatigued, and I have to rest more, however, I do much better in getting rest, and taking the rest time I need (sometimes, it's sitting in recliner resting with eyes closed for ten minutes in a stressful moment).

Best wishes finding your healing!
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