I surely can relate Gal and I'm only 56.

Thanks, nightshade. So ya think it's the RA and not my age?

I just feel L-A-Z-Y! I can SIT all day...tv on, laptop checking Facebook.

I was like that in my 30s. Still get like that now in my 40s. Things are a little better now with MTX and Xeljanz. I rarely have to get up with an alarm and that makes a HUGE difference for me. On days I run errands, when I get home, I'm DONE. No food, no anything and I plan to do nothing the next day so that I can recover. Sometimes it takes more than one day.

It isn't age. It is RA. Hang in there. Buy an extra pack of underwear. That is what I did.

I can relate and I am only 46. I used to be a traveling consultant and worked no less than 60 hours a week. Now I am doing good to stay awake and work for 30 hours a week. In addition to RA I also have MS and Graves along with what my Drs are calling an undefined autoimmune condition. All of this came on and hit me like a freight train about 3 years ago. I used to be a total neat freak and now my house looks like it should be on hoarders. I am so embarrassed that I have not had any family or friends over to my house in over two years. I also have been able to find a job where I work from home. But this means that I don't see anyone except when I leave the house for Dr. appts. I am with you on just being so tired no matter how much sleep I get. I am going to take a sleep study that my Dr. is hoping shows some signs of sleep disorder so that I can get approved for a stimulant drug that can help me stay awake so I can keep my job and insurance.

Being mentally tired and not getting things done, when your RA meds are working, is the definition of depression.

If you have not already, see you doctor about the possibility of meds to help, or a change of meds, if they are not working.

I make lists, and every day I check things off I have done. I have accomplished a lot in the last month, since I got serious about this method. Maybe that might help, WG?

Sorry to hear you are struggling.

Linzsey - I don;t judge my well-being or condition on labs. I am in remission in terms of no pain. I feel like I don't have RA! Except for the tired thing. It COULD be low-grade depression but somehow I don't think so.

Warrior Gal,

I can definetely relate! At the beginning of my week my house looks ok but by the end of the work week my house looks like a tornado has hit it. I just don't have the energy to even clean it up sometimes. Just the task of getting dressed for my day can be exhausting!

You could be clinically depressed or lazy or.....

There may also be something that's triggering this, such as an anniversary date of a beloved one who has passed.

Try ruling that out first. If that's the case then typically a week or so after the anniversary date, things will return to normal.

For example: All this week I've felt "down" and not wanting to get things done. Today is the anniversary of my mother's death. Since she died years ago, I know from experience that this time next week I'll be back to normal.

My main complaint has been fatigue. I don't have too much joint pain but I'm very fatigued. My Rheumatologist told me that even if antibodies are being kind to my joints at the moment my body is still under assault. Fatigue is the symptom of that. I power through while at work. Crash when I get home.