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Do you ever wake up in the morning and can't seem to get moving until late afternoon then at bedtime can't turn it off?
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Members rallied around the question of low energy and disrupted sleep patterns in Parkinson's disease, with many sharing that slow mornings,... Read more
Connie - I find if I take a nap midday, I am done - for the day; my energy sapped even more than before. I am quite envious of anyone who can catnap midday. lol
I often wonder how many of us experience this. I certainly do.
sounds like apathy, a serious symptom of pd, a common one too
usually accompanied by chronic fatigue
do some research and don’t beat yourself up about it… sadly it is part of the disease
David - I can relate. I can do the simplest things around the house and then suddenly be so incapacitated by weariness that I have to lie down. It's frustrating because I can't get anything done.
It’s gotten so that it takes me at least 4 times longer to accomplish a simple task than it used to. I’ll get distracted, remember something else I meant to do, lose track of time, daydream, ocd games on my phone or ipad. Next thing I realize lunch is late, the bed didn’t get made again, I’d better take a quick shower and get dressed.
I also try not to make morning appointments but then in the afternoon I’m tired out from not accomplishing anything that I don’t want afternoon appointments either.
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