RE: I am so tired all the time, anyone else?

February 22, 2004

Jill Congratulations on the new baby. Your body adjusting back to normal

and the sleep deprivation from a new baby is definitely adding to your

fatigue!

I was one of those people who could live on 4-5 hours of sleep a night

and not have it bother me at all..up until April of 2003. Then I got to the

point where I would fall asleep sitting up. I couldn't for the life of me

keep my eyes open. It was in Sept 2003 that my IgAN diagnosis came in...I'm

still tired as all get out most days. I have 2 young kids who I homeschool

and I run my business out of the home, I used to have tons of energy and was

constantly fitting extra things into my life. Even before I knew anything

was wrong I had to force myself to slow down due to fatigue. After April it

became a joke around here with my husband that if he put in a movie to watch

I wouldn't be able to stay awake thru the first half hour....nearly every

time I would be sitting straight up sound asleep within 20 minutes of

sitting down. So I would have to say that the IgAN has played a part in my

extreme fatigue. It has only been made worse since my diagnosis due to the

drugs I'm now on causing fatigue in and of themselves. My neph recognizes

it as a symptom and just tells me to take whatever time I can to just lay

down. Even if you don't sleep just laying down for an hour can help quite a

bit.

Nap when the baby naps or just lay down in the room with the baby and rest

while they nap. *yes I know you have housework, and cooking, and cleaning,

and other things to do...but if you can't do them because you are beat you

are only hurting yourself.* You'll be surprised at how much more you can

get accomplished after laying down for an hour. You tend to have more

energy and get things done faster after a rest...at least that's what I've

been finding.

Good luck with it and you aren't alone. And remember there are tons of

people out there without IgAN who are tired all the time just due to stress

and being overworked. The important part is to slow down and take the time

to let your body rest.

Amy

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