Tired of being tired
Hey all, I was diagnosed with RA 3 years ago now and plaquenil and heat packs has mostly kept my pain manageable. The thing that's getting me the most is the fatigue.
I can power through pain but I'm so tired all the time. I get up, get the kids to school, go back home and get back into bed for hours. There's stuff I want to do, that I need to do, but I'm so tired even if I'm not sleeping I'm lying down. I have maybe two hours of energy available. I'm not working right now and I can't even think of going back to work because of the fatigue.
Do you guys have any tips for getting through the fatigue or how to maximize times of energy?
I'm all for going easy on myself when I'm having a flare up but it's just frustrating to have minimal pain (relative to a flare up) and to still not be able to get stuff done cuz I'm a zombie.