Name change because I feel like a self-absorbed whinger.
Just want to know if anyone else can identify with this and offer some light at the end of the tunnel.
For the past two months, ever since I had a nasty cold (nearly lost my voice) I feel like I haven't been 'myself'. I get very easily exhausted, often needing to sleep by about 8pm. Even with a full night's sleep I'm still shattered and quite often find myself feeling totally exhausted by lunchtime. With the exhaustion comes awful downward mood swings - everything around me loses its 'shine' or even worse and I can be a really snappy, irritable bitch around my family.
I get achey and headachey, my throat slightly hurts, my IBS flares up and my appetite swings from ravenous to none at all.
The weirdest thing is that this doesn't always happen every day - I can go a couple of days feeling better then suddenly (and I mean suddenly, without any warning) feel like I've been run over by a train.
It's very upseting and frustrating (especially the strange moods) and I'm fed up whingeing at friends and family.
Went to the doctor last week and all they said was that I needed to get some rest. With 2 dcs under 7 and being a SAHM with a DH who works odd shifts thats not an option. I also live abroad so have no family or close friends to help me out.
Pleaaaaase tell me I'm not alone in this and going entirely crazy.