Re: Coping with fatigue -- Work? Life?

> Jamie
> I'm fortunate that I don't have to work anymore. I'm so grateful to my
> husband for that.

That is really nice to have, you are really blesed to have someone who is so
supportive.

>
> When I was working, fatigue was the more difficult aspect. I was using
> Adderall which helped but wasn't always enough.

Yea, that how I feel about dexidrine.

> Now, I'm using Provigil. Each is 200mg and I take 1 in the morning, in
the
> afternoon, and a half in the early evening if need be.

I have heard so many good things about provigil, but when I took it, I had a
rash all over my body from it, and it didnt seem to do anything at all for
me. So now my doctor considers it a allgery to the med.

> Plus I use supplements that are supposed to help with energy, etc.
>
> Today, I fell asleep around 11am and didn't wake up until my kids were
> knocking on my front door at 3:30pm. I totally suck! I felt SO guilty.
> Fortunately, they're old enough to walk and we're close to the school but
> still............

I don't have kids, but I know this feeling. I feel bad when I feel like I
sleep to much or I don't get enough done because I am too tired.

Jamie


> good luck
> "Jamie Dolan" <jamiedolan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%VXzf.12123$F_3.4986@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > HI,
> >
> > Despite getting a little better handle on pain, observing good sleep
> > hygine
> > the majority of the time, Sleeping atleast 8-9 hours a day (most of the
> > time
> > more), eating fairly good and complete meals, taking approiate
medictions,
> > resting when tired, using dexadrine, etc...
> >
> > I still find that I still have a fair amount of fatigue that makes it
hard
> > for me to make plans and do anything much on regular planed basis, like
> > work. Some days, I do alot better, and I can have almost a full working
> > day
> > not, other days, if I don't set an alarm (And sometimes I do any I sleep
> > though it, or turn it off and go back to sleep without even realizing
> > later
> > i did it) I can sleep 12-16 hours. And then I can wake up and still be
> > wiped out, dead tired and sore, which Like I said the pain meds help
with,
> > but its not a cure for it, and does little for the fatigue...
> >
> > I find the fatigue so unpredictiable on a day to day basis, that I never
> > know when I will be ok, and when I will need to sleep more or just rest
a
> > lot...
> >
> > I am just wondering what others here may have done to deal with fatigue
> > once
> > you have done the "standard" things that I mentioned above, and what you
> > have done to be able to work again if you are able to work again.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jamie
> >
> >
>
>


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