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Extreme Fatigue

Restful
Restful

I have been very tired every day lately, to the point of having to sleep in the middle of the day. I am getting eight hours of sleep at night, and usually go to bed at a decent time. I feel exhausted from the time I wake up in the morning until bed time. I think it may be a very pronounced symptom of some underlying depression. I noticed this evening that I'm too tired to even prepare a meal to eat. Even if I force myself to be active, I am fatigued while I'm doing it. Anyway, if I feel like this every day, I might as well not be here.

Thor2008
Thor2008
Depression is a cause of excessive sleep amounts. Are you depressed? What are you thinking a great deal about?
LavenderC
LavenderC
Restful - I have the same symptom you are having. Are you taking any medication. My doctor put me on this medication that I just found out is an anti-psychotic medication for Schizophrenia. It is called paliperidone. She tried a few different medications after taking me off Xanax and put me on this medication. My main problem is bipolar.

I have been taking this medication for about a month and just found out it causes weight gain and tiredness among other negative effects. This tiredness and sleepiness is exactly what you describe. I am going to talk to my doctor about giving me a different medication. What it says is it helps you feel good about yourself! I need that but not the extreme fatigue and drowsiness.

I hope you can find what will help you with your energy loss problem and feel better. If you are depressed and are not on any medication your body may need a lot of sleep. And being on medications can make us sleep a lot too. It is kind of a no win situation but there should be way to solve this problem. Have you tried therapy? I hope you feel better.
Bluebird20
Bluebird20
I am sorry you are feeling so tired. It could be a medical ak problem. I had sleep apnea a d that can make you very tired. Also, that sleep condition were you need to rest and sleep a lot. As Lavendar said the meds side affect is usually tiredness. When your depressed, you have no energy either. It is hard to figure out. Possibly a medical exam and lab work might narrow it down more.
Exercise helps me have more energy, even when I have none at first.
Swimming or water exercise helps me too, you might want to try that also.
Good luck. And thank you for responding to one of my posts.
Rruussnn
Rruussnn
Right, it can be medical too. How well or not well are you eating? When was the last time you had blood drawn and tested for deficiencies like anemia, etc. A doctor could help rule in or rule out certain causes.
Restful
Restful
Thank you all for the kind replies. I do think I need to be tested for things like anemia. Also, I’ve been on the same SSRI for about 10 years, but all of a sudden it feels like that is contributing to my fatigue. It’s really strange and frustrating.
Andromeda8
Andromeda8
Hi Restful, have you had the COVID test? I have had extreme fatigue and other respiratory symptoms when I was suspected of having a coronavirus infection. Perhaps it is worthwhile to have that checked out. Best wishes, Marie
maria718
maria718
Awwww. Don't talk like that. You DO matter. And the COVID situation sure makes people feel worse and more depressed. Feeling tired all the time sounds like the COVID situation could be it. I was always a little like that; but COVID time made it much worse.
jannytheresa
jannytheresa
I've been very tired too. A few things that I've noticed that contribute to depression for me:
Low vitamin D levels/ lack of adequate sunshine
Pollen levels--I know this sounds crazy but when the pollen levels
are up, my fatigue and depression go up.
Stress, lack of a good nights sleep.
Have you thought about contacting your doctor to rule
out any medical problems. I do know how you feel. Sometimes we just want to give up. But this will pass. Feel free to pm me.
Hang in there.
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