Constant tiredness and headache. Need some pick me up ideas

[PavlovtheCat]

I have been feeling tired, almost constantly for weeks and weeks now, mad worse by DD being ill with virus and not sleeping, down lots of hours of sleep myself, and just cant seem to make them up. I have been going to bed early, and by early morning am struggling to get back into deep sleep but still feel knackered, just lie there dozing and wake feeling awful.

I have tried going to bed a bit later, doing something in the eves to occupy my mind, help me sleep, have tried baths, reduced my coffee intake, increased my water intake, a little at least, eat relatively healthily, although ould prob be better (am working on that now).

I wake up with a tired nagging headache that follows me around, my eyes feel heavy and tired, and my bones have a constant very vague ache about them, mainly my shoulders. I have horrible bags under my eyes.

I used to find a shower in the morning would sort me right out, shower, coffee, sit down for 5 mins, now just want to crawl back into bed, and if I do, additional sleep seems to make no difference.
Its getting me down, its getting my partner down, He is fed up with me constantly saying, I am going to bed, or, I am tired, all the time.

Any ideas what it is?I am thinking its winter related but never felt this rotton before.
Any ideas of something good to pick me up? herbal remedies?

Have you had your iron levels checked?

what time are you waking up?

I do think not having a long unbroken spell of sleep at night can wipe you out completely. I am permanently knackered at the moment.

how many hours sleep are you getting? i've found too much can be just as bad as not enough, if i sleep too much i feel worn out and headachy.
i'd go to the GP if i were you just in case it's something simple like anaemia that is easily rectified...... once you've ruled out anything medical then you can look at other ways of getting your energy back.
you have my sympathies.....i know how this feels

if I wake during the night its, mostly due to 18month old, not always though. However, I have had a couple nights of solid sleep, and still feel like absolute shite.

Usually wake about 6am, and then back to sleep until 8am. I am meant to start work at 8am, but can rarely get out of bed before then as I feel so awful.
SauerKraut, no I have not had my iron levels checked. Called Dr this morning, either a wait in the surgery for god knows how long as its 'open bloody surgery' or an appt next thursday. I wondered if it was my iron levels.

Its really getting to us as a family, as DD just seems to see me lying in bed, and I think DH thinks I am lazy. He does not understand how exahusted Ifeel.

are your glands up or anything (have you had glandular fever)?

if you are worried about iron levels, you can get floradix or that stuff you mix in with juice (forgotten its name) from the chemist but agree it's worth having a blood test to rule out stuff like thyroid, anaemia, gland fever etc.

And DD used to sleep worse than this, she has had periods of sleeping great and not sleeping well, and I have been able to cope with this, go to bed early once a week to catch up, feel refreshed afterwards, but not at the moment, which is why I wonder if its either Iron or SAD or something like that?

you may have back and shoulder probs from stress

would explain headache

try acupuncture or chiropractor

make an appointment withthe GP today and ask to get your Thyroid Function tested

Are you thinking you might be depressed (is that what you're getting at)?

Have you tried regular exercise? Although you probably don't feel like doing any, you might find that after a few days, it boosts your energy levels a bit?

Enid - my back does not hurt and nor do my shoulders, apart from vague tensness/ache in shoulders. Can I get acupunture/chiropractor on NHS, I am sure I cant seeing as I can just about get a tooth pulled without remortgaging.
I hopes its not thyroid Suzy - that sounds serious!!!

oh dear, self diagnosis is not a good thing is it? Best get a Drs appt. Just google'd constant tiredness, and it came up with Chronic Fatgue Syndrome, aka ME! And most of the symptoms I am feeling are in the list of symptoms, so rather than stressing myself out, will make my Dr appt for next bloody thursday and wait it out.

Likely iron, or me being a lazy cow eh?!!

I'm the same, going to the doctor on monday. My friend had thyroid problems and it was sorted by medication. i think it is quite common. I hadn't thought of low iron, I'm prone to that. I'm wondering about my sugar levels. I feel dreadfull. I hope you get sorted soon, but I've had swollen glands....has to be a dr visit I think.

that was a bit garbled groan, my head....

Fox - oh not depressed, stressed maybe, but not depressed!

I suffered from insomnia earlier in the year, called 'delayed reaction disorder' or something like that, basically it was like post traumatic stress, due to loss of parents, I was waking at 3am, not sleeping and waking tired. He gave me some drugs which helped loads, took for a few weeks and regulated my sleeping perfectly just as he said it would. Even then, with little sleep, and feeling tired, I did not feel tired like this. Not exhausted without an end in sight.

It does not feel mental/psychological. It feels,physical. Does that make sense?

Rosy - oh I hope you dont have glandular fever...that takes ages to recover from doesnt it?

I am absolutely fed up, mentally, I feel fed up, but not because of anthing other than constant tiredness.

What makes it better.. For a short while. All Lights off. one of those eye blankets, not a smidgen of sound, no movement at all, and for a few minutes, my head eases, my eyes feel more relaxed.
But the chance of getting that with a DD, two cats, noisey neighours, and a husband who lacks sympathy aing going to happen...!

I keep thinking my problem is stress, I'm not depressed either. I think if I could just find the energy to do yoga it would really help. What about SAD syndrome? can be treated with a light box thingy?

Rosy - oh you and me, a right sorry pair eh? Let me know what your Dr says?

Mine has this crap open surgery thing. You call in at 9:45, get allocated a slot, which does not actually reflect the time you will be seen, so you can be there from say 9:15, until the surgery ends at 11:30am (it actually stops slots at 10:30am but stays til everyone is seen). Given that I work, that I have a life outside of work, I cant justfiy waiting for hours to be seen. Or else, there is an appt system, afternoons/evenings 3 days per week, next appt thursday next week. My boss would have a fit if I said, I cant run a group next week on monday morning as I have a drs appt, somewhere between 9am and 11am!!!

And no wellwoman clinic nearby that I can find.

call in at 8:45 that should have said.