No Energy

 Does any have any ideas on how to regain my energy I use to be so active and now so tired and weight gain and so unhappy

I'm dealing with this too. The unrelenting fatigue is worse than anything else I deal with. It's not 'tired' per se. It's just a complete lack of energy. It takes everything I've got to get out of bed, or off the couch. The least little exertion has me struggling for days. :( I haven't found a way around it either. I've tried the vitamin route and noticed no difference after several months. I don't have any answers; just wanted to let you know I know what you mean.

Welcome Mountain Lady,

I understand!  Fatigue is a big part of my fibro.  Today is my oldest daughters 15th birthday and all I have wanted to do is crawl into bed.  I have managed to get through most of the day by looking into her smiling face.  I can't disappoint her.  I don't no what causes me to be so tired all the time but I have noticed that refined sugar is a trigger.  A piece of cake and I am dragging for days.  I have tried to cut out refined sugar (and I love sugar), I do feel better but definitely still having bad days. It was recommended to me that I keep a journal.  Maybe I would notice a pattern.  I wish I had the energy to do it, maybe that would be a good idea for you.

I must add that I to have gained weight and it really depresses me.  I want to exercise but some days it is just to hard.  Weight gain causes more fatigue so what do you do?  I think the first thing is to not be so hard on ourselves.  We also need to push ourselves a little to move.  Even a short walk will help. Take one day at a time.

Know that you are not alone, so many of us have the same problem and just talking about it can bring relief.

Ok, I'm going to eat a piece of cake with a big pink flower on it.  Well, I can't disappoint my daughter on her birthday .  If I'm on the forum tomorrow, I probably won't be making much sense so I apologize now (the sugar really does go straight to my head, I'm a bumbling idiot after I eat it).

Meggie

Hi there Mountain Lady,
How is your sleep? Many of us have sleep problems and I strongly believe that alot of our energy problems stem from not getting all the proper stages of sleep. It just makes sense. I know that I feel alot better myself after getting on a medication that encourages me to get all the stages of sleep, especially deep delta sleep which is when the body works on healing itself. Maybe something to investigate? Lisa

Welcome, Mountain Lady! I am pretty new to the forum, too, and one of the best things about this forum is that you find out you're not alone. I think all of us, at one point, have felt like no one could understand how we were feeling. Now I know that it's not just me. My main symptom of fibro is fatigue just like you. Most days I feel like something just sucked all the energy out of my body. It feels like the flu, but it doesn't go away. I'm sleeping much better than I used to because of taking 100 mg. of Elavil at night, but I still wake up tired and feel sleepy all day. It's so hard to look around at the house and think of all the things I should be doing (and want to do) but not have the energy to get up and do anything. I feel SO lazy and then I feel guilty, too, because I'm not being productive. I'm learning to pace myself, but it's a hard process. It's very easy to get depressed about it, but that is another thing that the Elavil has helped me with. Have you asked your dr. about giving you something that might help you?


Happy Birthday to your daughter!

Love, Nancy

I'm a member of the fatigue club too. I can't sleep during the day, mine is the energy has just been sucked out of me feeling. Sadly, I can't take the malic acid. But I do know one thing, you have to move. A year ago when I joined this great forum I was very depressed, hadn't really moved for months and was in pain. These silly people kept telling me I had to move, had to move. I thought they can't have the same thing I have or they wouldn't want to be moving. However, I listened to them and started moving and doing more and by the end of Nov I got a break from the pain and fatigue. When I say break I mean I was able to go to the city to do Christmas shopping and some days could handle going to three stores before I had to quit.

 

I have found one thing, I do better if I'm doing something I enjoy instead of spending the energy on cleaning and doing chores. So you might want to find a fun activity to build up the energy so then you will have more energy to do the things you have to.

 

I did some research on fibro and they all say the samething start out slow and build yourself up. I didn't find one article that said lay on couch and eat bon-bons all day, darn.

 

luv and hugs

Marlee

Hi everyone! I am a newbie, although not new to fibro...diagnosed 20 years ago and have been struggling with it ever since, but I am too darn stubborn to allow it to get the best of me, well, there are those days that I have to give in to it.

I too take Malic/Magnesium and it has helped, especially the muscle cramps in my legs. It really does help restore energy. Also, as others have said, what is key is sleep and at least 8 hours of quality sleep. That is the time that your body is trying to repair your muscles.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to mention the name of a book or the author's name??? I have been reading this book (I have NO affiliation to author or company) and it gives such good advice on natural approaches to healing along with prescription medications...he lists both, so you have a choice. about a year ago, I went to see an MD that also practices chinese medicine and she told me I need to completely eliminate cane sugar, coffee, decaf coffee and GLUTEN!!! She also gave me a book on living gluten free. As far as I know, I do not have Celiac disease, at least I didn't think so, but since I have been eliminating these foods, my quality of life is so much better!! No, I am not cured, but I am not as tired during the day and the fibro fog has definitely gotten better. Since then, I have been reading up on yeast problems in women (candida) and how they may correlate with Fibromyalgia. Also hypothyroidism, which I have and is finally normalized.

There is a product that was recommended in the book I am referring to, D-Ribose, that you might want to do some research on. It does wonders for your energy.

I am able to take a walk on most days...yes, I still have bad days, but not as many and I am able to work. I do medical transcription from home, which is difficult, because of all the sitting I do, but I now make time for stretching and take frequent breaks.

Anyway, hopefully, some of this will help someone.

take care,

Hi Mt Lady and welcome to our family. Thanks for all the input. You can tell us what book you are talking about unless your the one that wrote it and you want to have a book signing party on here.   I looked at our library the other day for  "Fibromyalgia for Dummies" but they didn't have it.

 

luv and hugs

Marlee

Welcome, MT lady! I'm also a newbie to the forum and also a newbie to fibro. My biggest problem, like you, is the fatigue. I just ordered malic acid from Puritan.com today and I'm hoping it will help me as it's helped some others on the forum. I'll keep everyone updated after I've tried it for a while. I also recently went to the library and got the book that you're talking about. It does have some helpful info in it. I'm thinking about trying some of the D-ribose that he recommends, too. I'm starting to feel like a real "pill-popper", though, even though most of the pills are supplements.

Love, Nancy