Is it normal that i sometimes can't get out of bed?

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I'm serious. Sometimes it feels like my depression is a physical thing that sits on me and keeps me pinned to my bed when I try to get up in the morning. It feels like touching my feet to the carpet in the morning is impossible. My body just feels so weak and moving is a struggle. I hardly have the energy to check my emails in the morning.. forget getting out from under the blanket and facing the world. I do it though. I always get up. Sometimes it takes my fiance half an hour to talk me out of bed, but I do it.

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  • DubstepismyMJ
    9 years ago

    Are you getting enough exercise?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      I'm getting more now than I have in the past.

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      • DubstepismyMJ
        9 years ago

        Well idk, how much that is, but if you are exercising and or working out a respective amount, let say an hour a day, a few times times a week.
        You should have more energy, coursing to your body and mind.

        Though thats half of it, eating healthy is the other.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          9 years ago

          I eat healthier than my size 2 roommate. I don't work out a lot, I have arthritis so it's kind of hard, but it's more than I've done the past couple of years. I drink tons of water. I sleep 7-8 hours a night. It's not so much exhaustion as it is "I can't do this".

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          • DubstepismyMJ
            9 years ago

            Interesting, well your next best bet is to see a professional.
            Like for example i had iron deficiency anemia. the most common symptom for anemia was fatigue.
            So this could be a medical matter.

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  • WhiteStallion
    9 years ago

    The prospect of a delicious breakfast prods me on out of bed. And I get up half an hour earlier than usual now just to check my emails and social media accounts.

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  • Ellenna
    9 years ago

    If this issue has arisen since you stopped or changed medication surely that could be the explanation?

    I've felt like that when I've been depressed but I nearly always did get up eventually, but then I live alone and don't have a regular job to go to, so if I stay in bed it's no big deal, I know I'll get bored eventually and get myself moving.

    I think this is so common it's normal.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      I feel dumb for not realizing it before posting this, but it started around the end of the semester. The stress piled on and I guess my medication couldn't balance out my moods as well as I'd hoped. What's worrying me now though is that exams are over and I passed with over 80% and I still feel like I can't do it..

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      • Ellenna
        9 years ago

        A wise person once said to me to not mistake the gap in your life when something changes as depression, it's just a gap that needs to be filled with something new. Could this be the case with the end of the semester for you?

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  • ThatCreepyWhiteGuy
    9 years ago

    Only on Mondays.

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  • pixie44
    9 years ago

    What meds are you taking? I had to switch mine because my antidepressants were making me sleep more.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      I'm on a high dose of wellbutrin but unfortunately I ran out and I live a while away from my pharmacy and have been too embarrassed to ask someone to bring them to me. I was on citalopram for a while but it made me irritable to no end.

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  • Avant-Garde
    9 years ago

    I used to have the exact same problem too. I think it may have been a number of factors for me.

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    I have that problem too. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and hypersomnia on my sleep study.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      I feel fully rested but dead tired all at once. It really messes with me to be honest. I'm glad someone else can relate.

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      • [Old Memory]
        9 years ago

        I usually do not even feel rested when I wake up.
        I think I get more physically tired than mentally. My mind is often full of ideas but I feel too tired to do them. It sucks because I would not be lazy at all otherwise. I progressively become more energized as the day goes but my first couple hours I do not feel good moving.

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