Sitting here crying...

[Guest guest]

What is this. Yesterday my husband asked me if I wanted to go to the

zoo. Just for a little while. I went and it was great. Felt just

really good.

Today I can't even go to church. I got up took a shower

and here I sit. My blood pressure went way down and my heart feels

like it is in my throat and I am just so exhausted that I can hardly

move. I was like this last Tuesday when I finally called my PM dr and

she ordered the blood test to determine that my ulcer is back.

What can I do about this exhaustion.... it is undermining my entire life. It is

too hard to just sit I have to remember to breathe. My husband wanted to go to

the hospital this morning but whats the use they wouldn't do anything anyway.

Don't know what is making this terrible exhaustion. Anybody else have

that too. Lifting my fingers to type this has just put me down.

Thanks,

Beth

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I understand the exhaustion you feel. About 9 months ago I could put on my

clothes and then lay down for a nap. That is how it went all day.

I finally went to the doc, finally meaning about 2 weeks of this tiredness. I

told him was was going on, he did blood work. I did not have enough vitamin

B12. I was barely under the amount needed, but it was enough along with all of

my med's to cause a big problem.

Since then I went for weekly B12 shots and now I am on monthly. I am doing

good, and have more energy than I have had for along time. I often wonder if

that was wrong with me, when I would just chalk it up to my med's side effects.

I am not saying this is what you have, but just sharing my experience. Of course

I am not a doc, but that is what happened to me.

Gwen

alandbethcard wrote: What is this. Yesterday my

husband asked me if I wanted to go to the zoo. Just for a little while. I went

and it was great. Felt just really good. Today I can't even go to church.

[Guest guest]

Beth,

I so understand that frustration. That's been my biggest struggle

in this whole journey of chronic pain and depression.

When I feel good, I feel so grateful that I take advantage to the point of

almost always over doing it. I've never been able to pace myself when I finally

do have some energy. Then I feel like I inevitably pay for it the next day.

Some days I can go to the gym, go for a walk, even go out dancing for a little

while. Then there are others I feel like I can barely force myself out of bed.

And I hear you about going to the doctor and/or hospital - they don't know what

to do... I feel like they just use me as a guinea pig to try and figure out what

" might " work for me. My last deal was trying a new antidepressant that gave me

so many side effects, I felt like a drooling idiot that couldn't lift my head up

off of the couch. And I know all about that crying.

If you've seen any of my other posts, you'll know that I have been in such a bad

place off and on for the past few weeks, I swear I cried for 10 hours one day.

Unfortunately, all I can offer is my empathy for what you're going through. And

to let you know that I actually had a pretty decent day today.

Of course I feel like I've been hit by a truck, but that's nothing new. Mostly I

just pray and vent and talk to people. And of course I joined this group.

I'm so frustrated with western medicine that I've decided to start checking into

alternative methods to help me feel better. If I come up with anything, I'll

let you know. Hang in there darlin'

I know the one, the other day I got up, showered, got dressed, and then just hit

the wall physically exhausted. And there I sat feeling like I had no energy to

do anything.

I'm an obsessive knitter, and I couldn't even pick up my project to knit a row

or two, just let yourself cry. Sometimes I just cry until I can't cry any more.

I hope you find something to give you some energy. Just know you're not alone.

much love, Deb

" alandbethcard " <betcard@ wrote:

> What can I do about this exhaustion.... it is undermining my

entire life.

Thanks,

> Beth

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what to say, except that I have a lot of exhaustion/fatigue too.

You could be anemic... that could cause it. But so could about a thousand other

things!

I hope you find some answers! Let us know if you do.

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What can I do about this exhaustion.... it is undermining my entire life.

Thanks,

Beth