The cause of my fatigue is major depression disorder, thyroid nodules, and neuropathy.

I have suffered from fatigue for many years and was recently diagnosed with lupus and Sjogren’s disease.

I am also plagued by severe fatigue. I have all kinds of blood work done and am now on a ferrous sulfate supplement and monthly B12 shots. Things have improved somewhat but my body still feels exhausted no matter how much sleep I get. I do work and keep busy. I have to push myself very hard to do so. I wish there was some help for this problem.

Feel listless all the time for last one year. Though my work does not involve much physical activity, yet by evening the exhaustion is so much that I do not feel like socializing but just wait for dinner and then in a hurry to go to sleep. I sleep for 7-8 hours but I wake up feeling exhausted.

My job consists of unplanned, urgent delivery of care to pregnant women. I am unable to "regroup" once home. My sanctuary has been invaded by a person who refuses to leave. So, now I am completely burnt out after 3 years of this. Never give up your sanctuary!

I have had fatigue for as long as I can remember. It is not severe enough to stop me working, but it makes the quality of life very poor. I find it hard to start tasks and to follow them through. Social interactions are impacted because of the energy required to have a discussion. It is as though I am running on a flat battery. I have been on antidepressants for several years, which helped the depression enormously, but not the fatigue. I have sleep apnea, but although that was improved with a CPAP machine, it had no effect on the fatigue. I usually go to sleep easily and do not wake up during the night. I have had periods of insomnia at various times, but that is not correlated with the level of fatigue. At various times I have attributed it to studying (I have a higher degree), having kids (I have five, all now adults), and job stress (I have worked in several countries, and had moderate responsibilities). I like my job which is challenging and interesting. Although I am not wealthy, having been a single earner and putting kids through college, I am financially secure. So, I am unable to identify any real cause for the fatigue. Doctors I have talked to do not seem to know how to deal with it or even recognize it as being a problem. Perhaps I am just lazy...

It seems I have this fatigue all the time. By that I mean every day. My best day is 4 hours long and I must lie down. Generally I will fall asleep for 1-3 hours. I thought I slept real well but my wife says I talk fight and toss around. I am also very weak physically and don't know why. When I discuss with my doctor he doesn't say or do much. This has gone on for years and 4 doctors have not come up with a solution. I do have diabetes 2 and depression. Due to the above I am sure.