Date: 16.08.2011
From: davina
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Subject: medication for fatigue
hi hope all are well as the subject asks is there any medication to help stop the fatigue, apprantly i'm not anemic but i could sleep for 12 hours a night then need a nap in the day, if i don't then i feel like just laying down or sleep where i stand its getting so bad the last 3days that i can't seam to look after my son. sorry to be a pain
thanks
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Date: 16.08.2011
From: kylee
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
hi sorry cant help as im in the same situation will be interesting if some1 could help as i struggle with extream fatigue i wake up and head for the front room where i often fall asleep on the sofa an hour later i have to have a 2 hour kip in the afternoon and im still tired i spend more time asllep than awaake now a days
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Date: 16.08.2011
From: davina
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
hi kylee its dreadful isn't it!
so sorry you have the same i don't wish this on anyone lol i'm going to go to bed when i put my son a bed at 8 and see if this helps, i don't think so but we will see.
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Date: 16.08.2011
From: kylee
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
well i went to bed at 7.30 other night thinking maybe i just need early night and i woke up feeling worse felt like i hadnt slept at all. no 1 who doesnt suffer fatigue understands what you mean when yiu say your tired. i usualy get comments like your always tired or how can you be tired you had 9 hours sleep its so annoying
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Date: 17.08.2011
From: davina
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
i went to bed at 10 last night but my partner got up with my son for me and i stayed in bed until 10. i Defo think it was a bad idea.
i still needed to nap but it was about 6 when dinner was on the table. i also get you have slept for hours why you still tied? lol why do people ask that so annoying when you have told them about 100 times lol come on someone must know if there are any meds for fatigue. x
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Date: 17.08.2011
From: marlene
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
If they have let me know i could do with some big time. LOL Take care all
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Date: 20.08.2011
From: bsk
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
Anti tnfs are supposed to help with fatigue - though I feel very tired a couple of days after my injection it is better.
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Date: 20.08.2011
From: KayJay
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
Oh so I'm not alone feeling deadly tired all the time then ? I know I'm an oldie but I see much older ladies walking quicker than me and seem to have a lot more energy than me. I'm Diabetic as well so I suppose that could be making me tired as well ? but if I do go out to shop or anything the 1st thing I have to do is have a sleep for a couple of hours when I get back . It must be devastating though for you younger ones with small children - you all deserve a medal !! I hope your doctors can find a cure for it !! Have any of you mentioned this side effect to your doctors? I think my tiredness is down to the medication especially Gabapentin but it has eased the pain a lot so I guess I will just have to live with it.
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Date: 20.08.2011
From: bsk
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
you are not that old KayJay! :)
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Date: 20.08.2011
From: KayJay
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
Oh I feel it bsk. I'm 57 and feel like I'm 87 ..... ;0( I don't know if it's stress and upset as well bcos my Mum's not too well and it all looks very bleak for her [ and us ] at the mo ......
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Date: 20.08.2011
From: bsk
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
I'm sorry to hear that. I understand how stressful that is as have been through it myself. It doesn't help the arthritis does it? big hug to you. xx
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Date: 20.08.2011
From: KayJay
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
Thanks bsk xx
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Date: 20.08.2011
From: Lynn B
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
Hi kayjay, sorry to hear about your mum,I have also been there and know how you and sally feel sending a big ((((((HUG)))))). xx
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Date: 20.08.2011
From: KayJay
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
Thanks Lynn B xx
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Date: 21.08.2011
From: davina
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
sorry to hear about your mum kayjay bsk i know but they don't seam to at the mo i hate this feeling thanks ladies. x
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Date: 21.08.2011
From: KayJay
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
Thanks Davina my heart really goes out to you having the tiredness pain and having to cope with a little one. I do hope they can help find something for you to ease the stress xx
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Date: 21.08.2011
From: bsk
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
davina, I know what you mean. I am a lot better but yesterday I slept all morning and had to lie down in the afternoon. Not easy when you have a small child, which I don.t
xx
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Date: 21.08.2011
From: cookie
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
i think one of the reasons we feel so tired is actualy when your in bed asleep because of pain etc you reposition yourself without fully waking up so still disturbed sleep even though your not fully aware of it, my ani tnfs have helped some but dont seem to be as effective as when i first started on them :(
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Date: 22.08.2011
From: Val
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
Hi All,
Can't be of much help but so good to hear tiredness is part and parcel of RA and I agree it's very hard for people who don't have it to understand. I work full time, 8 - 6 most days, and find if I'm not in bed by 7.30 each evening I hardly cope. Luckily my children are grown up so really feel for anyone with young children. Weekends are soent re-charging my batteries so housework has really gone down. Whereas it used to bother me, it doesn't now. As friends and I say keep your chins up.
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Date: 29.08.2011
From: Tom H
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
I think we all feel the same, when I go for a swim I often have to have a 2 hour sleep after as I'm so tired. Cookie - I think you are spot on, I move around so much at night trying to get comfy that that is the reason I reckon I'm so tired even after a long sleep
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Date: 30.08.2011
From: davina
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
hi val and tom thanks for your comments i also believe that its to do with the pain and not getting enough sleep take care, x
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Date: 02.09.2011
From: Paul
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Subject: Re: medication for fatigue
I have Ankylosing Spondalitis and fatigue is a killer. In some ways it can be just as bad as the actual pain. I've been told there is no medcation that can rid you of fatigue. I went the alternative route, went to a local alternative medicine shop and spoke with a very helpful chinese man. He recommended ginseng extract. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panax-Ginseng-Extract-Oral-Liquid/dp/B003828C0M I drink one of these little drinks twice a day for a 5 day period and it is supposed to give you one months worth of energy. I know these things work differently for each person that uses it but I can't recommend them enough. I take the 5 day course once a month and it has helped me so much. I feel so energetic. They're not expensive and well worth at least a try. Just a tip.....it is disgusting so you should by a juice to mix it with. I've found Pommegranate juice masks the taste of the extract very well. Hope this Helps Paul
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