Does anyone suffer from fatigue?

Hello Everyone:

I find myself tired on a regular basis and I hate it.  Does anyone have any suggestions for fatigue?

Thanks Krysta

My GI told me that fatigue is from the inflammation.
When you have inflammation, it is like a fire burning inside you,
sucking up all your energy.

Before I was diagnosed with CD, I found myself extremely tired all the time. I thought it was just a bad case of the flu until it never went away. One of the blood tests showed I was anemic(from the bleeding ulcers in my intestine I guess) One of the things my doctor told me to take was iron which slowly brought back my energy and reduced the fatigue. I have stopped that since my anemia has gone away with the remission(more or less) of my CD, but my doc still wants me to take B-12 supplement for now. Will see what the next blood tests show. Hope you get your energy back.

I am suffering extreme fatigue, it started with the Crohn's dx. I do have anemia and take iron for that, I also take magnesium (VERY important supplement for us) and B-12 to try and help fight it from the inside. I am not working but some days running from doctor to doctor seems like a full time job! I try to get good sleep at night and nap when I have time to. I try not to stretch myself too thin and explain my fatigue to my family and friends so they understand when I have to leave early cuz I am tired. I push myself as hard as I can but LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. Some days you just need more rest to recoup and thats ok. It is not easy by any means. I try to do things that make me happy as they give me more energy. I work out to gain stamina and try to lose the darn steroid weight, and I find the more I work out the more energy I have. I am nowhere near the energetic person I was before but I am accepting that and working with what I got. You will find things that work for you, I think taking supplements helps a lot and if you haven't been tested for anemia get tested! Good luck!

I'm also anemic and started an iron supplement about a month ago. I'm still extremely fatigued and don't know if it's working or not since i'm on a boatload of other drugs that make me tired and loopy. I nap in the mid-afternoon, if not, i'm useless for the rest of the night.

I'm tired all the time too.  Some days are better than others but I totally have to agree that you have to listen to your body and REST.  If it means taking naps, if it means having to cancel some appts.  I tried to push past it and made myself sicker.

To get me through the tiredness aside from taking naps, I sometimes drink emergenc or have B12 shots and it'll work for a little while but the fatigue always comes back.

have you checked your thyroid and to see if you are anemic? I had both of those checked and unfortunately I was negative on both. 

good luck....  If you find any other solutions, please post. 

I hit the wall often, now I listen to my body more when it says rest.................. I rest. Some parts of my lifestyle are quite physical, so I am more conscious of pacing myself, always on my mind is the "Old Me" and how I could go all day, as if I was running on those everyready batteries, I mean I have moments when I'm really good but it doesn't last and I wilt.....................and rest..................then start all over again.
Tess

I had been very, very tired for months before and after my Crohn's dx. I started Low Dose Naltrexone and find I have a much steadier and higher amount of energy during the day. I also started Zoloft and that had helped a bit with my energy, but I started that about 3 months prior to the LDN. I experienced a significant boost in energy after starting the LDN. It increases natural endorphins and for me that equals more energy. Sometimes I still take naps, but it's usually a choice - not an absolute necessity.