How knackered do you feel?

[Curlewwoohoo]

Just that really! I feel knackered most of the time! I work 28hrs, do the school drop and pick up, do most of the cleaning and dog walking, homework supervision, cooking. I do take time out for hobbies and I take iron supplements, eat OK. Dh does his share. Just think it's life?!

I've never been a good sleeper, so I'm always kind of slow and tired!

When I felt like that turned out I had a hormone imbalance and blood sugar imbalance. Make sure you eat protein.

However I feel very tired, I have a Newborn with reflux issues and a 5 year old, hay-fever and pcos. But I try to nap when I can.

Never felt tired when younger.. nor when l became Mum age 26
Then again age 35.
I was a single parent too.. worked part time.. everything was on me but was one of best times of my life.
Then l suffered horrific trauma.. nearly died.. left disabled.. l have pain insomnia.. luckily l can afford a cleaner/ gardener etc.
Now l can fall asleep any time and have loads of short naps.

Much less knackered than when I had young kids! Mine are teens now. So it can get better OP!

I've been chronically tired since my teens.

Used to work 60-70 hours a week doing two jobs, thought nothing if doing a round trip drive of 350 miles in a day to take a relative for a hospital appointment. Lived abroad and was up at 5.30 am to walk because it was still cool then, swam daily, out socialising every evening. Then DH was killed in an RTA and my health crashed. Last night I slept well was the night before he died. I’m at the falling over with tiredness stage soon after my morning shower. Take every vitamin , eat well, don’t smoke don’t drink. The fatigue along with fibro has ruined my life. ( sorry, feeling a bit sad and tearful today so a bit of a selfish rant)

Single parent, youngest is disabled, I'm fat and perimenapausal and have an autoimmune condition known to cause fatigue.

I also work and don't sleep well (bad sleeper, always have been)

Can't remember what it feels like not to be tired.

Do you drink and do you go to sleep at a decent hour? I work a bit more hours than that, do some travelling for work, good chunk of the stuff around the house/cooking/shopping/school runs, though dh does quite a bit as well, plus have farm animals to care for in off hours and on weekends. Dh does most of the dog care/walking. I don't actually feel all that knackered. But I don't drink anymore and I prioritise sleep. I go to bed early as possible (usually 10-10:30), but basically I don't stay up to watch tv or do anything extra once kids are in bed. I'd have more energy if I was back to exercising more but don't have the time at the moment. I also prioritise rest. We don't run around loads on the weekend. We spent time at home just pottering about. I limit people coming round, entertaining, I do as much just sitting, reading, gardening as possible with two children.

The giving up drinking and the prioritising rest and sleep made a huge difference. I do have a health condition that can cause fatigue, but it's mostly well managed.

Sorry to hear your situation @Andthereyougo and it's not a selfish rant.

I know this sounds beyond trite, but have you had any counselling since you lost your DH?

@Andthereyougo that is really really awful and I'm so sorry life dealt you that blow. I hope you can gradually get some vitality back as the years go past.

@mindutopia i have one or two glasses of wine on Friday and Saturday, and a pint of cider at the pub quiz on a Tuesday. I go to bed at 10:15 and get up at 6:45. I do pilates, swim (begrudgingly), I'm in two book clubs, and I garden. It all sounds very lovely. I'm just knackered ha ha

I can’t honestly remember the last time I wasn’t bone crushingly, brain achingly knackered. There isn’t a word strong enough! Although I do have ME/CFS and Fibro so it’s not surprising. Added to peri symptoms and well, I’m struggling with keeping going to be honest.

I'm always knackered. It frustrates me. I've been tired since my 20s (now late 40s). I've had blood tests for tiredness a few times over the years and my ferritin is always on the low side (heavy periods) but not worryingly low by nhs standards. I've taken prescription iron supplements for long periods but they don't make a difference.

I've always had heavy painful periods and needed ivf to get pregnant, so I suspect endo, which causes fatigue.

Exhausted beyond belief. I'm a late 40s woman, bf a toddler and I thought I'd take up the gym to get my energy back... but I'm completely depleted.

I'm actually in bed because I'm so knackered and DH has gone out with DD just to give me some peace

Permanently knackered. 56, Meopausal, look after grandchild ..toddler...several days a week and work in a special school the rest. Have a dog and an allotmentand am rubbish at going to bed,..and need a glass of wine to even attempt sleep.
But for all that I enjoy life!

I just wish I didn't HURT so much. My back and hip is knackered (arthritis) and I have Diverticular disease so I wake in pain, go through the day in pain. I prefer to stay active than take painkillers but it does suck!

Permanently tired with a hour or two where I feel 'normal' (or what imagine normal is).
I have ADHD and the meds take the edge of the tiredness, but toddler/single parent/massive stress/peri-menopausal/chronic insomnia.
I could help myself by eating better (I'm healthy weight) because my diet is probably very reasonable, but I eat too much junk to give me energy and trying to get into better sleep habits, which I've tried and never work and I just can't face more pills.
It's terrible, wish I could do half what other people do, I haven't the energy and just cling on with my finger nails instead.

I have been tired for literally decades. Turns out I wasn't unfit, lazy, depressed: I was actually in heart failure...