What do you do to combat the afternoon fatigue?
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Members shared a variety of strategies for managing the overwhelming afternoon fatigue that comes with chronic illness, with many emphasizing... Read more
I usually "try" to take a walk. Most times it's me doing the "Zombie Shuffle" around the block. Insomnia and fatigue have been really hard for me to combat also. It is a hard question to answer because we react differently to different things. I'm sorry.
At present I last two hours awake in the morning then rest for 2-3 hrs mostly sleeping if I didn't I wouldn't be able to function from 2pm till bedtime my fatique getting worse each year I've had fibro! Makes me so frustrated as pain threshhold high but the fatique makes me down x
I try and keep myself lo f busy with a fairly sedentary activity such as embroidery or sewing while listening to the radio or watching something I love. Sometimes I fall asleep and other times I don't. I try not to drink caffeine past 4pm (due to a heart condition) . At this time of year into winter it's important to make sure you have enough vitamin D in your system. I take supplements twice a day which does help a lot.
Sometimes you just have to have a nap!
I have to take a nap. There is just no way around it for me.
Rest on my bed... like now but not sleeping