Hi, I've suffered from this all my life
and don't quite know how to label it - let
alone seek treatment for it: I deprive
myself of sleep on purpose, avoid any kind
of relaxation greater than a day. I feel
compelled to physically exert myself
everyday. I also cannot stand sitting a a
desk indoors for more than a few hours at
a time. The reason I behave this is to
avoid the crux of my problem: the more
rest I get, the more lethargic, groggy
& irritable if feel. To me it's a
most horrible feeling. I suffer (and my
family also) when I'm on vacation. I wish
I could just be like everyone else and be
able to relax and not feel crappy. Every
successive day gets worse to the point to
where I must go and work out, do physical
labor or other intensive activities. I
feel fantastic after a 3-hour work out at
the gym. But it only lasts a day before
the lethargy and grogginess starts to
creep back. I actually envy lazy people -
I don't know how they can be sedentary and
feel well. I fear retirement or being
laid-up for extended periods of time like
the plague. Help. What is wrong with
me?
History: Male, 45yrs old. I have
panic/anxiety/depression disorder(since
16yrs old; grogginess has been with me
since I was a small child). I've been
treated very successfully with first
tricylics and now SSRIs. I take 40mg of
Celexa, 25mg of Atenolol, and 150mg of
Wellbutrin per day. I also have restless
leg syndrome and have tried Requip with
little results, so I live with it. I am a
very productive entrepreneur and rarely
have any P/A/D symptoms anymore. Aside
from this life-long groggy issue, life is
great. However, if anyone can steer me in
a direction that would help me with the
subject of this post, I would be very
grateful
