I know where you are at. In fact, that is why I had to stop. It was too much for me working a 9+ hr. day and trying to handle everything at home and I kept getting sicker and sicker and sicker, that grand finale being going blind. So, I had to stop.

However, your case may be different.

I've had some (note the word "some") help with the drug Nuvigil. I started out at 150 mg. a day and it was really intense at first. Well, that rather quickly wore off and now I'm at the 250 mg. level, I per day. It seems to help to a point but it not a complete answer for the fatigue.

If you have insurance maybe you can try to get some of this? It might help.

I wish you the best! Hang in there!

Thanks you Hope, I will see if I can get that. (((hugs)))

I am in same boat as you really enjoy my job but it has been tough to get there lately. My situation may be a little different I am in a wc some. I have just took a leave of absence from work want to get stronger and feeling better. I hope you get to feeling better I do take nuvigil it helps. Stay positive good luck.

I admire all of you who have managed to continue to work. Just trying to manage my family of 5 and household chores is almost too much for me so I can't imagine the added stress of "having to" be accountable with a disease so unpredictable.

Fatigue is the most common (and often the most disabling) symptom reported by people with MS. In fact, somewhere between 75 and 90 percent of people with MS complain about fatigue, with a good 50 percent identifying it as the symptom having the greatest impact on their daily lives. Fatigue is one of those frustrating symptoms that you can feel but others can't see. So, you need to be ready to educate the important people in your life - your family members and friends, your boss, and even your doctor - about how your fatigue feels and how it affects your day to day activities.

Along with cognitive impairment, fatigue is a primary cause of early departure from the workforce, so effective fatigue management needs to be high on everyone's priority list from the get go. T he good news is that there are strategies to help you deal with whatever level of fatigue your experiencing.

Taking nuvigil/provigil is one idea as has been suggested. I know others also rely upon adderall and retalin too. Please talk to your doctor and find a solution to help you deal with this fatigue. I know it is horrible and you are not alone.

There is a book that I purchased when I first got my DX of MS, MS for Dummies. It really is a great book and covers so much about MS in easy, understandable terms for the reader. I use it all the time as a reference book. Try Amazon and maybe you can buy a used copy of it. I know I wouldn't sell my copy for the world, but I did buy mine used so good luck!

Thanks everyone! I have been wanting to order that book lchoppel, I think I will do that tomorrow :) I do really need somekind of med help with this fatigue, when It's bad, it feels like I can just lay down on the pavement or grass...or wherever I may be at the time. It reminds me of when I had a goiter growing on my thyroid, my thyroid is fine now though, been talking levothyroxine for 10 yrs. (((hugs)))

I'm sorry you're feeling overwhelmed with work. I work for a publishing company and they are very understanding and helpful when it comes to leave. However, I have an evil boss. She hates me and hates that I have to take time off because I'm not well and for doctor's appointments.

Also, speaking of cognitive function, I made a huge mistake earlier this year. It almost cost the company 3 million dollars. I got put on final written warning. It was the first time in my 7 years here that I've ever done anything like that and it was a really blatant mistake. I hope I can keep it together and not do anything like that again or I will lose my job. Anyway, sorry for hijacking your post!!!

Hope things improve for you soon or you are able to figure out a solution that works for you.

Thanks Jess, like you, I haven't been diagnosed yet. I have my appointment with an MS specialist on the 23rd...I hope I get anwsers, without lumbar puncture, I don't think I can do it. I'm such a baby lol...good luck to you as well Jessica! (((hugs)))

All I can add is that my vitamins do see t ohelp quite a bit.

Me too. I am on 300mg Provigil daily and can barely get through the day on that. With job stress and long hours I am completely exhausted when I get home. Getting up in the morning is tough too.

I can sleep for 6-8 hours and wake up feeling like I haven't slept for three days. That's why I set my alarm in the morning for 4:30 am. It takes me a while to get my body moving mentally and physically.

I don't know what to do about it. I've been told that I should exercise more and I agree, but the fatigue exhausts me and it is a huge demotivator.

Sorry you feel this way...I can definitely relate. I am so fatigued all the time, and I work a very physically demanding job. (repeated heavy lifting of 30kg+ all day) four days a week. Needless to say, I am thinking about leaving work as I simply don't think I'm able to perform the way I'm needed to.

Has anyone gone to their Dr. before and just asked for some time off work (a few weeks) so they can rest, and recoop?

Gosh, it must be so hard for you, being not dx and all.

I was diagnosed and my symptoms were invisible when I was still working but I got disability because of fatigue, would you believe.

My neuro doc was so good that he believed that fatigue was enough of a factor to keep people from working that he put me on disability. Of course, I was dx with MS. That helped a lot. They had a policy that said we couldn't get disability if we just generally felt fatigue or was out of it. So, having a diagnosis is key.

I really hope that you can get a diagnosis SOON.

@heynow...you sound just like me!! Thanks everyone! I can't wait until this is all done and settled.