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Old 07-04-2008, 06:42 AM   #1
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Weak or Tired

I know this may seem silly and stupid to some, but I'm just curious if anyone else sometimes has trouble differentiating between feeling weak (which we all do) and being fatigued/tired.

My neurologist one time asked me if I was weak or was I tired. My response was that trying to function through the weakness exhausted me and that seemed to make perfect sense to him.

I was just wondering if anyone else sometimes questions whether they're so weak on a particular day or just more tired.

 
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Kathy, I think I know exactly what you mean. I'm ALWAYS weak but I have days when I'm tired on top of that. I can hardly get around as it is but on those "tired" days it's downright near-impossible. And it seems I get tired much easier. I can go to bed at 10 or 10:30 these days. I feel this mix of sleepy and physical exhaustion probably 3 or 4 nights a weak. I feel awful "old" for 47!
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There is something else I've noticed lately. Confidence. Some days I have it some days I don't. A few days ago I was waddling down the driveway to my car. I got halfway between the house and the car and just froze! I was terrified to lift either foot. The next day I walked to the car no problem. This terror hits me about once a week now. It takes all my will power not to let it take hold or I'll be afraid to go out at all. I guess my confidence is inversely proportional to my tiredness.

 
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Hello Kathy & Mark & everyone!
I guess I'm just sick and tired of being sick and tired. I think I may be slipping into a bit of depression. Lots of reasons. But I feel soooo tired all the time. When I do lay down, I can't sleep. My mind is on duty 24/7, but the body hasn't kept up for a long time now. I must say that when there is an event, such as I had a long time friend that I haven't seen in years stop in and spend the day last week. And the weekend before that my Mother-in-Law and nephew came to visit for the weekend. I'm still paying for that. Just pure exhaustion! Mind you, my nephew is 4, so that would exhaust an able bodied person, but I just can't seem to keep up anymore. I lay down alot more than ever before. It just makes me more tired though. Thanks for listening, I'm tired now. lol
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Hey Mark & Kelley!!

I'll tell you something, Mark -- on the confidence issue -- that ship has sailed!! Like you, I sometimes find myself stopped dead in my tracks, terrified to pick up one foot for fear the other leg will give out and I'll go down. I so much prefer my chair because I just feel safer, but it's such a pain to transport and right now, we just can't afford to purchase a vehicle. The rollator is a pretty good alternative, but using that exhausts me, but at least I feel safer since it supports me. But my weakness has increased to where I can barely get my rollator in and out of my vehicle without help. So, going places by myself is becoming more and more difficult.

Kelley -- boy, have I said that myself -- I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. And that's one of the problems I have a lot -- distinguishing between whether I'm weak (always am) or tired or a combination of both.

I guess this is a good thread for all of us to vent in. I hope everyone has a rested day.

 
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