soooooo tired

I am getting so tired of being so tired. All I want to do is sleep. Is this normal for depression? My doctor said that I have depression after running a battery of test but I just can't beleive that depression can make me feel so tired. I don't feel sad, I just have no desire to do anything that I use to like to do, even reading, which I use to love to do seems to be to much effort.I don't think I would be able to concentrate on a novel anyway. I am not on any depression medicines because I can't tolerate them. After being on them for 2 weeks I start having a problem with skipped heart beats. Has anyone else had this problem? I worry a lot that something else might be causing the exhaustion. I hope someone will answer this and let me know what there going through with depression.

So tired,
Nancy

Thank you Karen for your feedback.
I hope and pray that we all feel better!
This is no way to have to live.
Nancy

Hi Nancy,

Welcome to the forum!

reading you post was like looking in a mirror almost 4 years ago, I found out 2 years ago what caused my depression. Bad childhood. working on that.

Anyway, reading was my passion and I still can not get through a book! I get through magazines in a week, like Smithsonian, or Mindful.

If you like Poetry now is the time to revisit your favorites and discover new ones. If you want some suggestions for poets, let me know I can give you a list. I am modern back to 53bc!

Keep posting here, we listen, care about and support each other. Rest when you need to, healing journey's are hard work! Depression is an illness and should be respected as one, especially by the person who has it.

Stay strong
Peace
Trina