Hi tokiwartooth,

Sorry you're struggling so much with fatigue. I too live with CFS and major depression.

Did you know that sleeping too much makes the CFS fatigue worse? Research has shown that the longer you sleep beyond the age appropriate amount you should have, the fewer hours of quality sleep you get, so with longer sleep, you're even less refreshed than with less sleep and even less quality sleep.

In Uk clinics that have got positive results from getting people to gradually reduce their time in bed to around 8 hours for an adult with the same time going to bed and getting up every day, even if you have poor sleep while in bed, still getting up at the usual time and retiring at the same time however you feel.

Good sleep hygiene is essential in managing CFS.

http://www.cpft.nhs.uk/Downloads/mis...fficulties.PDF

I know it's much easier said than done, but .... The longer you lie in bed, the more tired you become.

I really notice a difference in my fatigue levels if I disrupt my established retire/rise pattern, so I am careful to keep my activity and rest as even as possible.

It's a *** to have to manage both conditions together.