tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post5897397159614918500..comments2023-12-15T09:44:25.056-05:00Comments on Frozen Woman: Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Fatigue Takes Its TollLaurie Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11297964722383351333noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-45618558191043789792010-10-20T19:54:51.679-04:002010-10-20T19:54:51.679-04:00Hi all! Thx – as always! – for your comments. My d...Hi all! Thx – as always! – for your comments. My doctor isn't sure what's up. All my bloodwork is normal, and my joints look good. It could be the Methotrexate, she says. It could also be the waking up at night, so she's booked me in for a consult at a sleep clinic. Will write more about that...when I'm not feeling so tired lol!<br /><br />:) LLaurie Grassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297964722383351333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-77712994520609884922010-10-20T17:46:14.806-04:002010-10-20T17:46:14.806-04:00I hear you. And it IS total crap.
I hope your ap...I hear you. And it IS total crap. <br /><br />I hope your appointment went well on Monday!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842890893365738906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-75574638206627239392010-10-19T00:07:04.256-04:002010-10-19T00:07:04.256-04:00Ironic how we have fatigue from RA and we take MTX...Ironic how we have fatigue from RA and we take MTX to help fight RA and it gives us ... more fatigue.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575686459496908135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-14839566859928809672010-10-18T02:33:02.258-04:002010-10-18T02:33:02.258-04:00I'm wit you Laurie - fatigue is the worst. Som...I'm wit you Laurie - fatigue is the worst. Sometimes I think I could sleep an entire day and still wake up tired. ~;o( Hope things improve for you soon!~Mariah~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-36342116535412639002010-10-17T20:46:13.873-04:002010-10-17T20:46:13.873-04:00Naps sound terrific.
If you have time for them.
H...Naps sound terrific.<br />If you have time for them.<br /><br />Hope things are looking up. Let us know what your rheumy says.WarmSockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192702662231361355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-23168579651914557622010-10-17T20:04:13.007-04:002010-10-17T20:04:13.007-04:00It sounds like you're actually getting plenty ...It sounds like you're actually getting plenty of sleep, Lauri, so I think your fatigue is coming from some other source, like the MTX. I hope it isn't, but I'm one of the people who couldn't tolerate it. It didn't make me nauseous, like it does to so many, but it made me feel weak, dragged out, unutterably tired, and afflicted with a sort of allover general malaise. I hated it. And while I stuck it out for six months, I finally BEGGED my doc to switch me to some other med. He did--and that awful feeling stopped after a few weeks.<br /><br />Wishing you the best with your appointment. I hope you can get to the bottom of this soon. It's hard to function when you feel like ... well, crap. ;o) Sending courage, warmth, and lots of hugs your way.<br />-WrenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-49636533622563113812010-10-17T09:51:42.910-04:002010-10-17T09:51:42.910-04:00sleep is such an issue!
relaxing as well as you c...sleep is such an issue!<br /><br />relaxing as well as you can and having a solid sleep routine helps.<br /><br />i have downloaded some progressive muscle relaxation from i tunes to help me, along with beach imagery.<br /><br />i have managed a new post on my blog today- should cheer you up if nothing else!Jblacey https://www.blogger.com/profile/13984196667527277155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-76058087096202965602010-10-17T05:56:03.835-04:002010-10-17T05:56:03.835-04:00That sounds like a nightmare, Laurie. I am one of...That sounds like a nightmare, Laurie. I am one of these people that has always slept right through the night like a log, but I did go through a phase of a couple of months last year where i'd wake up at 2am every night like clockwork and be awake for a couple of hours. It totally messed me up for the day and I couldn't figure out why it was happening, maybe it was the emotional stress of getting diagnosed. I think once your body clock adjusts to waking up you keep doing it. I'm not sure how I got over it, a few months later it just stopped happening again. I hope you can pinpoint what it is that wakes you. Good luck with the rheumy!!Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087794277683329143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-6492161124527018052010-10-16T12:53:46.709-04:002010-10-16T12:53:46.709-04:00Last night I fell asleep at 6:30pm and woke up thi...Last night I fell asleep at 6:30pm and woke up this morning at 5am. I guess I really needed sleep too. Like you, I wake up often throughout the night. Maybe we are preparing for hybernation. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076282329093508289noreply@blogger.com