crushing fatigue. so exhausted. I need energy!!

I'm so exhausted too. It's impossible to get anything done right now. I'm sorry you're going through this!

I saw my LLMD last week. My top issues are anxiety, fatigue and pain. She's going to put me on a protocol for Methylation. I explained to her how bad my anxiety is-how it just feels physical at times and completely beyond my control. I also told her how exhausted I am. She really thinks it will help me out. I suspect it might help you out as well.

Have you talked to your doctor about your MTHFR defect and methylation? I think it might really help you out. I hope he's knowledgable in that area so he can help you out.

You are not pathetic, you are ill. The best thing to do is... nothing... Rest, recover, and then you will get some of your energy back. If you don't sleep at night, sleep during the day--you obviously needed. Close your eyes and sleep, girl :) Don't fight it, forget about coffee. Just sleep it off. Sleep, sleep, sleep! That is the best way to recover!

Look at it this way: I am well and I still never finish all the chores! It's a lot to keep up with a 3 yr old! I used to be a perfectionist, but I no longer am. It's impossible!

It is probably the meds but it may also be your thyroid or adrenals. GIve them a rest. Give yourself a rest. You will feel better when you wake up and you will get done far more than you will get done now. That is just my experience with tiredness. When my thyroid tanked, I was nodding the whole day. Coffee didn't do anything at all. Rest as much as you can as long as your son is safe. You can really let him watch TV and sleep for an hour, as long as there are no things in the room that he can get hurt with. Give yourself a break, you are too hard on yourself! I will pray for you.

((Hugs))

Were you ever on flagyl before? Were you on Tini with better results without the crashing fatigue?

I remember the tiredness. Not fun :( But we added gates everywhere so that the kids (2 at the time) could not get out, so that they would be safe. They were trying to do all kinds of things, but thank God, they didn't get hurt, although they had plenty of "opportunities". As long as your son is safe and he can't get to knifes etc to hurt himself, try to sleep. You wake up a little, you speak to him a little, and then you can sleep a little again. Trust me, I went through it, I did the best I could, which wasn't enough, but I could not do more. I was so exhausted, that when the 2 of them were picking on each other, I was whispering because I could not speak... I could barely hear myself--they couldn't even hear me! It was horrible! But ALL you can do, is what you can do and some days is almost nothing that you can do, but others you can do more. My kids were 3 and 5 at the time, and neither of them remember any of this!

Hi IHL,

Can't your hubby help out with your son?

It's the same with me; all I want to do is sleep. I have hypersomnia now. It sucks for the dogs!! so I can understand the dilemma you have with your son. That must be tough.

Here's a red flag for you: Nix to the coffee and tea. They might very well be contributing to your insomnia. If I have even one cup of coffee in the morning, I can't sleep that night. You may also be sensitive to coffee and tea.

Try Eleuthero and/or PS Serine, and Rhodiola instead, but only in the morning.

Margaret

Sorry about your fatigue, IHL. I used to think it was depression (even when I didn't feel melancholy) that caused me to stay in bed all weekend, but now I know it's Lyme. Just knowing that has made it easier for me to accept that my body is just demanding to rest. Every time I push it and make myself exercise, I end up suffering for that decision. Since having begun antibiotics, I've (mostly) made it to work and back, but that's about it. And since having begun antibiotics, I've been waking up really early (3:00 a.m. today) and not able to get back to bed, but also not able to accomplish anything or even think straight...it's completely exhausting.

I am single and live in a small studio apartment, so I don't have much maintenance to worry about...I CANNOT imagine functioning as a parent with this condition. It's something of a miracle and a testament to your will that you handle it at all.

I have noticed on weekends when I do try to force myself to get up and do something that drinking tea--which used to give me a big boost of energy--causes me to crash completely within an hour. You might try to reduce the caffeine intake a bit as teragram suggested and see if your energy picks up at all. I drink coffee in the morning and tea some afternoons, but trying to use caffeine as a drug to pick me up always has the opposite reaction these days.

You said your son is used to you being in bed most of the time. If it's any consolation, my mother had a bad neck injury and was in bed for much of my childhood, and in a delicate state, and we just simply understood. She still managed to be a really great mother. It was always a little bit of a bummer that she never went anywhere fun with us, but her condition wouldn't allow it, and so you just accept that. That's what family does. :) Don't feel bad about it. Your son has a mother who loves him, and that's what matters most to him in the grand scheme--not trips to amusement parks.

Something is not working! How long have you been treating? I think your doc is missing something. It could be your thyroid or something else. I was crushed with severe fatigue--could not keep my eyes opened--when my thyroid tanked. You must find a doc that at least helps with thyroid Meds, no matter how far you have to go. That PCP doesn't sound very smart. I'm sorry you have to deal with this :(

That's great :) I hope you get some answers :) Something has to start working for you.