Fatigue=depression | Arthritis Information

Oh swell, when I started to type my FINGERS wouldn't even bend, so who knows what wil l come out there (tjre_)jere JERE , HERE!! sICK!!

THE WORST thing for me is the depressed feeling I get when I have THIS fatigue. I want to do things wiht others, but I can't get off of the couch. I want to play games with the grandkids, but the legs, feet don't work. I want to use my hands for art , but unable to grip the pencil, charcoal, etc. It is really depressing to want to do things, but not be able to.

Sarah

The illness itself can cause depression and then add in the side effects of meds...the fatigue...the ups and down with the flares...etc.

If anyone feels they are depressed, please call their docs. It is a very issue for us. Sometimes we need a little help balancing everything out and dealing with what we do on a daily basis. For those of you that do natural therapy for their treatment...I think it is St. Johns Wort that helps for depression.

I find my moods vacillate since this disease started. It has affected how I
feel about my job. The hardest thing is, never never never knowing how I
am going to feel tomorrow. Will I feel like I am going to throw up, will I be
able to climb out of bed, how long will the stiffness last. Can I do 12 hours
or 8 today. This type of unpredictibility has made me have to quit my
position and lose my benefits. Now I work 1 day a week and pick up when I
feel I can do it. It is not stability which is what we so need with this disease.
It is so unfair. Fortunately, my employer still employes me after almost 20
years with them so I feel thankful. This disease can make us depressed but
we just need to know that tomorrow may be better and if today is good,
make the most of it because tomorrow may be a crappy day. I know all can
relate to this.

I'm sorry to hear you're feeling down Sarah. I wish I had some really helpful advice.....but I don't really. Please just know you aren't alone and we all know all too well exactly how you're feeling.

Hope you will soon be feel better emotionally if not physically.

Hang in there girl. This too shall pass.

We have all been there. Just when things seem to be under control this
stupid RA acts up and things spiral downward quickly.

Hang in there.....Hey Sarah, sorry you are feeling so down and hope that it passes quickly for you. Please don't let it drag on though - ring your Doc. if you're feeling no better tomorrow, or perhaps ring him anyway and tell what you have been feeling.

Sometimes it's easier to explain what is happening for you before it gets a grip, and as Rocckyd says, spirals. Then you will know what to do if it hits you again.

But in the meantime, keep talking to us about it. I'm sure you will have lots of the usual great support.

Sorry you feel so bad Sarah, its a feeling we all get, the frustration of not being able to do the things we want to is horrible.Its only 6.33am here and i have been up for 2 hours an i just want to sleep but its impossible .We just have to look forward to tomorrow and hope its better than today, so you can play with those lovely grandchildren, and do your art...............and maybe i will get some sleepHi Sarah, it is the worst part for me, the fatigue, as I normally get this worse when the joints are felling better, so I look better, feel less pain but the fatigue stops me doing what I want to do and if we don't understand it, how can our families/friends understand it? Thank God for our Drs, don't leave it too long SArah to ask for help, I hope you have a good GP, regards Janie. St John's wart can be hard on the liver if the dose for you is not right. Be careful if you are already on meds that hurt the liver, check with your doc first.

The mind, the drug and the disease can cause fatigue and depression.

1) To relax the mind and try to unload the disturbing issues in the mind. Meditation, rest and sleep can be helpful.

2) To find effective herbs to replace drugs gradually.

3) To eat correct natural foods to improve body health level.

Finding a appropriate solution is very difficult and requires many components and adjustments in belief, lifestyle, determination, learning etc.

I'm not sure, but I think a lot has to do with 'lack of caffeine'! I'd drink several cups of coffee with caffeine (before my heart operation in Dec) and even drank it in the months after, but my heart would 'pound' and I had an irregular thump-duh-thump, in there, so I quit the regular coffee! I now drink decafe (which has some) but not much.

I can feel the difference without caffeine! I hear you can get off of it too, (along with my prednisone reduction and trying to reduce calories and get the lard off), Sarah