Fatigue for me is a total mental and physical feeling of complete and utter exhaustion. I get so that I can not do a single other thing but head to my bed and rest. I refer to it as 'hitting a brick wall' because that is what it feels like to me. It does not even have to mean that I am sleepy and need a nap, although that does help too. Fatigue has been my most troublesome symptom since before I was diagnosed with MS. I was originally diagnosed with depression.

Fatigue is more an entire body weakness. Everything gets heavy. I have difficulty with doors, lifting anything over 10 lbs., opening jars, even lifting a full cup of coffee to my mouth. Mind boggling. Comes & goes.

My fatigue makes me feel like I am dragging a ball and chain behind me...On both legs!! My body does not want to take a single step more.

Fatigue takes on many different forms, and each person is different. When I hear the word "fatigue", I think of someone being tired all the time, can't stay awake, and just wants to sleep, but fatigue caused by MS is more than that! Fatigue is your body getting tired and weak, it could be your arms, legs, energy level, etc.

I take Adderall XR for my fatigue, and it more helps me with the overall body fatigue--my muscles just get weak and achey, which causes me to just want to lay in bed and not move. Another example would be fatigue in my legs. I had a relapse last year that is causing me to lose muscle weakness in my arms and legs. If I am sitting in a a chair for a couple of hours, my body gets tired of supporting itself, so one day I propped them up on a chair, and the fatigue was gone within a minute or two. To this day, I still do this, I'm actually doing right now, and I feel like a new person.

Also, excercise helps with fatigue as well, but it needs to be on a constant basis.

I hope this helps! :)

This fatigue is like how tired you are when you have the flu. You want to get up, but are just so tired. You have X amount of energy each day/week and if you overdo it, your body just crashes. I took a water aerobics class the other day and at the time I felt good. Then, for two days I could barely do anything I was just exhausted!