Is it normal for me to be this tired? (lot going on at the moment)

[Moomin]

I am absolutely knackered at the moment, to the point where I could quite happily curl up on the sofa at any point of the day and go to sleep. I can't be bothered doing anything vaguely energetic with the dds and I feel really guilty about this.

I'm pretty sure I'm stressed at the moment - got poss sexual discrim case at work going on (I'm the victim - got another thread about it); my best friend's mum (who is aslo good friend of mine) has terminal cancer which we'ev only known about for 3 weeks and she has about 6 months to live at best. Dd2 still doesn't sleep through the night, but I'm not getting up to her much as dh is doing it at the moment so it can't be that really, and that's no different than usual; she's never slept through! I'm only working 2 days a week at the moment and coping ok with that, although I don't know how the sex discrim case will affect this after half term.

I feel grumpy with dh, who doesn't deserve it and generally a bit on the edge and i just want to go to bed!!! All I've done is walk into town and back this morning and I can hardly keep my eyes open. Would it help to do some exercise every day for a bit and see if this helps? (exercise bike or walking maybe?)

[Hayls]

I knwo exactly how you feel, I'm exactly the same. don't really know why I'm like this either, get plenty of sleep and only work part time so not over worked! I had a blood test last week which came back normal so I think it's just a combination of lots going on recently- have had 2 mcs, family issues and job hassles so am just trying to relax a bit. Did try refelxology and have been eating more healthily and walking more but have still to see any results.
Hope you feel better soon

[foxinsocks]

exercise does really help - but not the 'go out there and pound yourself into the ground' type exercise. Gentle exercise - swimming, walking, cycling - a little bit every day or every second day if possible.

Also, don't rule out a health cause (like thyroid or anaemia). I would go to the GP - having said that, stress does different things to different people and perhaps this is your way of coping.

[foxinsocks]

and also, don't rule out how completely knackering it is NOT to sleep through at night. It totally buggers up your system not getting continuous sleep - especially when this goes on over a long period of time. How old is your dd2 (and sorry for all the crap you're going through at the mo)?

[Tiggerish]

Do you have any unexplained muscle pain? Also do you wake up in the morning feeling as tired as when you went to bed?

[Moomin]

dd2 is 20 months. THanks for kind words. I'm trying not to let it all get me down too much (everything else I mean, not dd2!).

[Moomin]

Oh yes and forgot the pain! Have got chronic back pain from degenerative disease in two of my discs. I'm having physio for it but it is very painful so I guess that could be adding to tiredness as well. Muscle pain, though - not really.

[Tiggerish]

Thats good - I had ME several years ago and along with the tiredness was dreadful pain that no painkillers could touch.