Body and symptoms
Sleep and fatigue
For the tiredness that arrives without warning.
Fatigue is the side effect people least expect and are least prepared to defend. You cannot see it, it does not sound serious, and it can flatten a fortnight.
This circle is for that, and for the other direction too — the people whose sleep changed shape, who wake at four, who dream vividly, or who suddenly need nine hours and cannot explain why.
Who this circle is for
- You are exhausted and do not know why
- Your sleep has changed since starting
- You work shifts and cannot tell what is what
Agreements here
- Fatigue is a real symptom and gets taken seriously here
- Persistent fatigue deserves bloods rather than a workaround
Sleep apnoea assessment while on treatment
Tycho10 replies
Sleep apnoea assessment while on treatment Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Something is going on with my body and I would like to know whether it is ordinary. The…
Waking at four every morning since week three
Peggy13 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Waking at four every morning since week three I have avoided asking about this for six weeks out of pure…
My injection day has drifted three times this year and my sleep has gone with it
Noah8 repliesfacilitator note
Hull, nights on a ward, my week has no shape and I am making peace with it — except that I have made a bit less peace with it this winter. The problem is drift. My rota changes every four…
I slept eleven hours and woke up tired
Kez13 replies
I slept eleven hours and woke up tired Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Something is going on with my body and I would like to know whether it is ordinary. The…
What my GP checked before saying it was the medication
Tycho20 replies
What my GP checked before saying it was the medication — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Squeamish subject, so I am going to be plain about it and get…
Asleep by nine, wrecked by eleven the next morning
Norah8 repliesfacilitator note
Derry. Nights, then days, then nights, and I have been a sleep circle regular since last year so most of you know the shape of my week. This is a new thing though and I cannot work it out.…
Vivid dreams and whether anyone else has them
Bass22 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Vivid dreams and whether anyone else has them I have avoided asking about this for six weeks out of pure…
My iron and B12 turned out to be low
Bruno18 replies
Something I have been sitting with: My iron and B12 turned out to be low Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Before anyone says it: yes, I have an appointment…
How I rearranged my week around the bad days
Torrin17 replies
Something I have been sitting with: How I rearranged my week around the bad days Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Squeamish subject, so I am going to be plain…
My employer was better about this than I expected
Hollis24 replies
Something I have been sitting with: My employer was better about this than I expected Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. I have avoided asking about this for six…
Fatigue and long covid together — untangling them
Tycho20 replies
A question rather than an update: Fatigue and long covid together — untangling them Squeamish subject, so I am going to be plain about it and get it over with. I have written down what has…
A fortnight of flatness that was actually a virus
Rilla19 replies
A fortnight of flatness that was actually a virus Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Before anyone says it: yes, I have an appointment booked. I would still like to…
The tiredness has a shape and I mapped it
Norah16 replies
Something I have been sitting with: The tiredness has a shape and I mapped it Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Before anyone says it: yes, I have an appointment…
Naps: for and against
Torrin24 replies
Naps: for and against Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. I have avoided asking about this for six weeks out of pure embarrassment. I have read the guides here, which…