Does anyone else have it where all of a sudden it feels like someone has pulled the plug on your energy and you struggle to function? I have been getting it a lot just lately, i can be having a "normal" day the all of a sudden my energy will just go and i struggle to put one foot in front of the other.
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I commented earlier but I did want to tell you to determine what time of the day you have the most energy and use that time to do things, then rest for some time before or after your "energy" time. My best time is in the morning and I usually get very tired and even exhausted in the afternoons. Also get the severe fatigue. I hope this helps. I have learned to spread out any things I have to do because if I do too much all at one time, I will be exhausted. Hope this helps.
The sudden "attacks" of fatigue happen to me less frequently than they used to. I had awful fatigue first when the fibromyalgia started. It was a couple of years before pain became a problem. I could never pinpoint a particular trigger for the fatigue, but when it comes on it usually takes 2 to 3 days of rest and sleep for me to recover. I take high doses of B complex vitamins and vitamin D3 that help a little with energy. The best advice I can give you is not to overdo it and take frequent rest breaks. Lying down and elevating my legs and feet for about 5 minutes several times a day helps me too. Good luck ๐
I experience extreme fatigue regularly. It's almost like clockwork. I plan for these days,they seem to come on suddenly. All I can do is rest until it blows over. I get quite depressed during this time. I try to remind myself it will pass and stay positive, but it's very difficult.
This happens to me often, makes me overthink about doing things incase i find it too much.
Totally! I often will be in the middle of something, anything, and then like, feel like I'm powering down.