Overwhelming fatigue

[jessy]

I wondered if any one else suffers from extream tiredness ??. I am so tired & drained all the time , I am finding I can't do the simple things I feel so so tired .
Just having a shower is the equivalent to walking for miles . :-(

[Buttercup]

I am exactly the same and it's a nightmare! I find that anxiety is mentally and physically draining. I had blood tests done at the doctor a few months ago as I was so tired and my white blood count was slightly elevated which indicated that my body was fighting some sort of infection. This obviously led to more panic about what was wrong with me! But a month later the tests were repeated and my blood count was back to normal but I am still often exhausted. My sleep pattern is really messed up at the moment and I can lie awake in bed feeling tired but unable to sleep until about 5am and then I will sleep until the afternoon the next day. I have been told that regulating sleep patterns is really important- like going to bed at a reasonable hour and getting up in the morning regardless of how tired i am and then not having naps but I find that so hard. I do think that tiredness can also come from boredom and not being active- at the moment i am pretty much housebound and am signed off work due to my anxiety and all I do is lounge about the house feeling tired. Do you have an active life? When I start to feel better anxiety wise I plan on trying some exercise and becoming more active in the hope that will eventually help.

[jessy]

Before the depression & anxiety got to a very bad stage , I was working & more active . I'm not working at the moment ,I have 2 children age 11 &4 so they keep me busy . I must admit though I have very much isolated myself from the world & don't have any friends . I am at home most of the time & a lot of the time I'm alone . My husband works long hours & very late . I want to be more active , but the fatigue is so overwhelming I just can't . If I do get out , the following day I need to rest , it really takes it out of me .
I find it incredibly hard to get up in the mornings & once the kids are at school & husband at work I often just sleep the day away . I'm very lonely & know I got to get out of this rut , it's hard very hard :)