Hi all,
Was wondering if anyone's anxiety make them extremely tired ? I have health anxiety and also feel a lot of physical symptoms such a the muscle pain etc but am so tired all of the time ! I can sleep for 12 hours at night and have 4 hour naps in the afternoon. Now I'm starting to worry again that I've got a terrible illness eg cancer that is making me tired, blood tests keep coming back normal apart from high ESR which the docs aren't worried about.
Thanks for your help x
Try docs again.....could be an underactive thyroid....blood test would determine then a dose of Thyroxine every day will sort it....it can be hard to detect.....mind this anxiety is horrible.....wish there was a switch to stop it....but sadly...Hope you get sorted soon...
My symptoms were the same as you but the thyroxine sorted it...
I am also extremely exhausted! I have always attributed it to depression/stress from having such high anxiety so often
I think most of us who suffer from anxiety often feel exhausted either from our medication or just for the fact that our brains never shut down, never relax. When your heart is racing it is difficult to lose yourself in a book or movie or enjoying time with your friends. I also think a lot of people with anxiety have genuine, unrelated medical conditions that make you feel tired 24/7. There is also the issue of escapism, the difference between feeling tired and just wanting to sleep life away. There are days that I'm counting down the hours to taking my sleeping aid at night and just crashing.