Maybe low Vit D or low B12. I know I try to get 10 mins of sunshine everyday. I also bought some b12 tablets and dissolve 1 under my tongue everyday if I remember. LOL Anyway it helps.

I think this time of the year we get on overload with all the holidays coming up plus get worn out physically and mentally.

Try some b12 tablets and see if that helps.

I am the same way, Sunday I was in bed for about 10 hours, just got up to eat something. When I am like this, I just can't get up if I wanted too... I think of this as more CFS the FM. I have plenty of D3 and B12, still crash...

I just had blood tests done so I called to see if I might have a UTI or something. They haven't called me back. I was also taking care of my daughter and granddaughter this weekend....strep. I hope I'm not getting it. I hate to think I might have CFS too!!! This gets so old! Thanks for responding! I am going to try the vitamin B12 just in case, MAGIC...

I have been working on a health program to increase my energy. The problem is I now have 2-3hrs of energy a day, but that is only due to my health program that takes about 2 hrs a day.

This weekend my twin GodSons were confirmed. It is a 1.5hr drive, so I drove down on Saturday and stayed til Monday afternoon. I thought if I took it in little steps, I would be able to work this little adjustment into my rutine. But I was wronge, I could hardly drive home today, almost fell asleep driving. Took a 3hr nap when I got home.

Tonight I feel totally exhausted. Wish I could cancle everything for the next two weeks and just stay home and sleep/rest. I can't even think of what I have to do the rest of this week. LOL Oh well, maybe I will just not worry about it.

I am hoping that listening to my body when it says rest will help me to eventually feel better.

Good Luck and take care of yourself.
{{{HUGZ}}} SG

Tell me about it I'm too tired to tell you. Some days I could hibernate
I have found with not being able to sleep for days then too tired to get out of bed I would try to get sleep whenever it would come if I could.
It comes in cycles don't know why.

I try to do what I can I've accepted that it aint much some days and others I can do more.
Cronic fatique usually accompanies Fibro so does fibro fog which makes us lousy spellers.

I get really bad fatigue also. I was diagnosed with CFS finally in 2008 10 yrs after my FM dx and I'm sure that explains my horrible fatigue. Some times my fatigue is worse than my pain and my pain is pretty bad.

I had a good couple of weeks and thought it was my new Vit D prescription but then I suddenly started going downhill again and I think I'm in full crash mode.

When I got up this morning I was trying to shoulder and elbow my way through the day but had to go down for a nap 2 hrs after I got up. This is really tiring......ha ha get it?

Yes, you can't always tie it to an event that triggers it, sometimes I just wake up and feel lethargic all day. My best time for sleep is around 6 PM to 8 PM.

I'm new to this site/group. Hello to all. Its unfortunate that so many of us are suffering and dealing with this condition (amongst others) that there needs to be a "group," but hopefully I will be thankful that there is one like this....

Anyways, I have suffered with Chronic Fatigue for years (undiagnosed and ignored) and could always sleep like a log at the drop of a dime, but wake up completely exhausted. It wasn't until I actually broke down and realized that I was going to lose my job and etc. (falling asleep at my desk and etc.), that I decided to see a sleep specialist. Yes, dealing with having to go through a sleep study is a pain (in every aspect), but I think in the long run it has been worth it.

My doctor informed me that too many MDs and people are concerned with REM sleep, but with people with Fibro, that is not really the aspect of sleep that they should be concerned with. If I am not mistaken, he said that it was Stage 4 (or maybe 5) sleep, that should be looked at. Come to find out, I was not even getting three percent of what I should be getting.

So, the bottom line is that he prescribed and I have been taking a medication called Xyrem, and that has helped quite a bit. It is powerful and very controlled/monitored, but anyone who is suffering from chronic fatigue and etc., might want to look into it. Just ask your doctor and also ask to see a sleep specialist.

Too many people place too little importance on good and restorative sleep.

Best luck with getting rest and energy.

Hey, Jeannie....Yes, as the others have said, fatigue and pain are the 2 main symptoms of fibro. Some days I'll go along without the fatigue, then when it hits, I'm thinking, "where'd this come from?" Then I remember, Oh yeah, this is part of fibro.

The b12 is a good idea. I get the shots once a month. Before I had that diagnosed, I was so tired I could hardly make myself do anything.

Always if I do more than usual (like you're taking care of daughter and granddaughter), that'll make things worse...either pain, fatigue, or both.

I hope you feel better soon.
Hugs, ELizabeth

fedupkim--I thought it was very difficult to get an RX for xyrem unless you were diagnosed with narcolepsy. Is that your sleep study diagnosis? I have heard xyrem gives great results, but most insurances won't pay for it unless you have narcolepsy.

How is it working for you? I have another appt with my fibor doctor on the 7th and she has fibro and has used xyrem and says it is great, but the cost is so high most people won't ever be able to afford to try it.

Could you keep me posted on how you are doing with xyrem?

Yes, I have bad fatigue also. From what I have read a large percentage of people with FM also have CFS. I have started taking Bee Pollen with Ginsing because I read it could help with fatigue. My best bet, though, is to get plenty of sleep at night. Even then, though, I "crash" in the late afternoon and limp through the rest of the day.