Simple things causing fatigue

[Jacquie802]

Why do I get so tired after going out for an hour or so? Today I went to the store for maybe about 45 min, which has been the longest I have been able to go for the past few years!!!!!! However, now I am ready for bed, I am soo tired and can barely keep my eyes open. I take Toprol which does cause fatigue, I dont think the fatigue is as bad as it was before, but how come little activities make me want to sleep for days????

[kelgrace]

Jacquie, shopping is the worst for me too. So fatiguing, I dread it sometimes. Can you find someone to go with you? Some days I set my timer for 5 minutes to get some housework done then rest for 10 - 15 minutes or more, and so on. I'd like to get into an exercise program as I've heard this can help (for non-CFS people). It's just getting started! lol!

[Evie]

When my main symptom was CFS (chronic fatigue) i remember how tiring the little things were. I left the house once a week to go out to dinner with my family. Sometimes i could not even manage that. It was truely horrible. Shopping if really hard... lots of people/noise/stimulation ... especially around christmas time.

I am not sure why it happens, you dont have CFS?

sorry i dont have answers for you... just letting you know you are not alone in the experience

[Mrs. Glass]

Jacquie, I wish that I had the answer for your question. I can not even go to the bathroom without getting fatigued. My doc says that it will probably go away when he gets my b/p to stay up for a while, but I dont know. I have to send my husband or my daughter to do my shopping. The only time that I get out anymore is when I have to go to the doctor. Wish I had answers for you. Vanessa

Why do I get so tired after going out for an hour or so? Today I went to the store for maybe about 45 min, which has been the longest I have been able to go for the past few years!!!!!! However, now I am ready for bed, I am soo tired and can barely keep my eyes open. I take Toprol which does cause fatigue, I dont think the fatigue is as bad as it was before, but how come little activities make me want to sleep for days????

[Jacquie802]

I haven't been "officially" diagnosed with CFS. I have remembered being tired for many years. When I was in high school I'd barely make it through school and then sleep until the next morning. Everyone in my family said I was lazy, but I really couldn't help it. Maybe I have had this POTS thing for longer than they think?? I don't know

Jacquie

[Evie]

Yes maybe you have had a underlying CFS when you were young. I was the same in high school, i use to slepe on the train to school and once i got home i slept till dinner time ate dinner then went back to bed. I thought it was just being in the final years of school and was normal... boy was i wrong!

Obviously i am not a dr and i cant diagnose or anything, however it may be worth your while to go to a good CFS doc. ALthough the truth is that there is not a magic pill for CFS, they may just be able to look at your situation from a different perspective.

Sorry to hear you are so fatigued. ... for me its the worst symptom of the lot... i hope it passes for you

[morgan617]

I can't go shopping at all anymore, it's just a killer for me. I do have CFS, so know that's a big factor, but all the noise and stuff just is so overstimulating and it takes me forever to recover. Not sure what to tell, just understand...morgan

[Jacquie802]

Yup Morgan, after shopping yesterday I could barely make it out of bed today. The whole day I felt like I was going to pass out. I have a Christmas party to go to tomorrow then one on Sunday. I hope I have atleast one "good day" out of the two.