Is this fatigue?

[Alex94]

Hi,

to start with, I've been having an infection for a couple of weeks now and I know it may worsen MS symptoms.

But for a few days I've been feeling extremely tired, with no energy to do anything. I could stay in bed for the whole day, especially as my legs feel very weak and shaky.

Also, I feel light-headed and dizzy at times. I was sleeping 13 (!) hours last night - at about 8 pm yesterday I felt so weak and tired that I went straight to bed. And woke up today at 9am. And I'm still tired!

Any advice pls? Is this what MS fatigue looks like?

[JerryD]

Hi Alex94,
I think you are definitely feeling 'fatigue' from MS. It is unrelenting. You should get your doctor to test your vitamin D and vitamin B-12 levels . And try to get them tonormal levels. Good luck

[tracibk]

infections can bring out symptoms like fatigue.....are you taking antibiotics to clear the infection? Hopefully the extreme fatigue will go away when the infection does. Best of luck!!

[Alex94]

Thank you for your replies.

Apparently it is a viral infection, so antibiotics wouldn't help with that anyway.

I must say that after a day of doing nothing (apart from lying in bed) it's a bit better today. Well, at least it's manageable.

I will have a neuro appointment soon and then I will certainly ask about these tests, JerryD!

Thanks very much.