More than "fatigue"- is this normal?
I hear people talk about flares a lot and I don't know if I have them because for the last 3 years I have continuously gotten worse. Some days I feel okay, but never good. When I feel okay I typically overdo it and pay for it for days afterwards. My biggest concern though is that I have exhaustion like I've never experienced before. I will wake up in the morning maybe around 8 and my eyelids feel like they weigh 100lbs. My body feels like someone is holding me down. I can't keep my eyes open and I fall back asleep. For hours. I wake up and it happens again. Today I slept until 2pm. Then I felt okay. This happens 1-3 times a week. Last week 2 days in a row I couldn't get out of bed until 1:30 and 2:30 and then I still go to bed at a normal time and sleep normally the next night. I honestly feel as if I have been drugged. This seems insane to me, but is it? Or is this just my life now?
I don't know what is responsible. I have hyperparathyroidism, Hashimotos, CFS, fibromyalgia, Sjogrens, Psoriatic Arthritis, Spondylitis and bilateral sacroiliitis. Lots of inflammation, but not sure if it's one of those things or something additional. Haven't started any meds yet outside of my thyroid meds I have been on for many years.
Anyone else whose fatigue is like this? I have always had some fatigue from Hashimotos, but not to the point that I literally can not keep myself awake no matter what. Sleeping in for me used to be 9am.