Hi

Just wondered but do you all feel constantly tired all the time? All i seem to do is fall asleep on the sofa! Not much company for my husband. am I.

Very fed up of it all

Sorry for being so grumpy

Lou

xxx

Hi Lou - me too. Jean's right about taking the rest when you can. It's taken me nearly 6 years to get it somewhere near right! What meds are you on?

Julie x

Me too Lou! Fed up with always feeling tired, and if I do anything out of the ordinary suffering with extra tiredness for the next few days!
And now I have a tooth abscess to cope with as well!
My husband falls asleep every night after tea anyway, always has done, and he doesn't have RA so he has to sympathise with me!

Love, Doreen xx

Julie - you know you have to go and talk to the GP about the problems with breathing in the night, don't you? I'm sorry to nag, but you need to get this sorted. No wonder you feel shattered every morning. Now, I wonder what my excuse is?!! Love xxxxx

I didn't like to say, Dor. Not to mention "dog whispering"

Hello Lou,

Just to say that I am in the same Club as you and the others.

It is something that comes with the RA definatley. I went to the County
Cricket Club yesterday with my Mike, and stopped for a meal on the way
home. All very nice, but as the day went by I just grumpier and more tired.
Went to bed with pain killers at 10.00, and did not get up till after 10.30.
Even then I had a a sleep this afternoon. So I also sufferred for an
enjoyable day yesterday

Keep the pain killers coming. I will add though that my RA is not under
control yet and that is since late 2008.

Keep posting Lou

Rose

Hi Lou,
Yep - I'm the same too - my hubbie has thought I had a sleep disorder for some time, as I'm newly diagnosed with RA, he has to keep quiet now! It doesn't take much to get wiped out tho, does it ??
Hope you feel better soon,
Fifi, xx

Hi Lou

Me too. I could sleep all day if I had the chance!! Went to the baths this morning for the first time in ages in a bid to lose some of my steroid weight, did 20 lengths and have been falling asleep all day. Still, will give it another go tomorrow.

By the way, you can always moan on here. We are the only ones who know how you really feel.

Louise

Thank you ladies, I've got my nurse appointment on the 4th so think i will mention it then, i think as well they are going to increase my mtx dose as well.

I just feel like I'm really struggling at the mo, every now & then i feel down about RA, this week is one of those times, feel guilty for saying that as things could be a lot worse.

My feet have been very sore recently, my body just feels like there is a huge weight that Im trying to pull around, if that makes sense. I've stayed off work the last three days, really must go back tomorrow.

Why do we have to go through this! Its not fair

Lou xx

Hi Lou,

Another sleepy head here and always cream crackered and grumpy. I just can't get it into my head that I need to have more 'gaps'. So used to bouncing from one thing to the next, so when I feel OK I overdo it and then have to rest up for days on end. I know this is not good and its much better to be on more of an even keel but I can't find the even bit of the keel. Life just gets in the way, there's always things to do, people demanding things of you and its so difficult to be selfish. Some days everything seems like such an effort I wander round trying to do different things until I find something I can do which isn't too painful. This is very irritating, no answers just oodles of empathy.

Sara