Feeling so Blah

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Registered: 10-02-2003
Feeling so Blah
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Wed, 01-05-2005 - 5:18pm

I am tired of being tired all the time. I have been depressed real bad for 3 months and the past month has gotten better yet it is still lingering. I want to be able to wake up one morning and feel like I have some energy...feel like I actually slept. I went to my tdoc today and I took my dd to see her tdoc which is my tdoc. We were there for 2 hours and that was draining and then I went and got my hair cut. It was nice to get my hair cut but I was so tired I didn't really enjoy it and then I came home feeling like I just want to go to bed. I can't go to sleep yet it is too early and I will wake up at 2 or 3 in the morning and that won't help. I have to take my mom to some appointments in the morning so I will probably go to sleep around 9 or 10 tonight. I will try to stay awake until at least 9pm. It is a little after 5pm and I feel like I am going to fall asleep sitting up.

I still keep having anxiety. I have been taking my Klonopin at night to help me sleep and help with the anxiety. If I take my Klonopin in the day time I end up feeling even more tired and that is the last thing I need...is to feel more tired. Anyone else have problems with feeling tired alot? Or is this just lazy ole me? Hope everyone is doing well and hanging in there.

Tina~

 
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Registered: 04-10-2004
Wed, 01-05-2005 - 5:27pm

Hi Tina. You're not the only one. I am tired a good bit of the time, and I get plenty of rest at night, which I can finally say for the first time since dd was born. I have chalked it up to cycling in my case. I hope you feel better.

Love,
Kristen

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Registered: 12-20-2004
Wed, 01-05-2005 - 6:45pm

Hi Tina,

I can get so tired I can spend an hour or two just stareing into space. The tiredness is exhausting by itself. I get to the point where I never feel like I don't want to sleep. I don't ever feel refreshed from sleep when I am depressed. I'm sorry I'm dragging this out. I just want you to know it is NOT just you.

Love,

Jamie

Love,

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Registered: 09-01-2004
Wed, 01-05-2005 - 10:15pm

Tina,


The tiredness is most likely a low level of depression--I have it quite a bit.

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Registered: 02-06-2004
Thu, 01-06-2005 - 1:25am

I definately have problems being tired when I'm depressed. I can sleep 14 hrs and always be tired. Most people would say that's because you've overslept, but they don't understand how it works. At least for me, I don't sleep when I'm manic and that's pretty much all I do when I'm depressed. Even if I weren't sleeping that long and somehow managed to get 8 hrs a night I'd still feel tired.

Amanda/Schitz

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