does anyone else get this

[lynn100]

hi i posted the other day on here but i wanted to know does anxiety cause extreme fatigue. because everyday i get very sleepy or tired like i'm going to pass out or something. it comes and goes but it really freaks me out because of how it makes me feel. especially in a public place because i would be really embarassed if i fainted in a public place. but like i said it comes and goes.when i get this i feel like i'm going to fall when i walk and i get very nervous and i start to speed things up like if i'm shopping with my dad now all i have to say is it's happening again and he tells me to calm down and that i'll be ok but it's so hard to ignore and i get scared and start speeding through the aisles to hurring up so we can just leave and by that time i feel like passing out. is this normal to feel this from the anxiety because i do get it roughly around the samme time each day and i'm sort of anxious when it happens

[29sillygirl]

What you describe is the results of unrelieved anxiety.  Body is exhausted by the 'flight' it has been through in store.  Exhaustion is a common experience for all of us who suffer from severe anxiety or agoraphobia.  Good for you getting to store!  I believe the best way to tackle stores is a focused shop.

I do it @ grocery store.  Zoom around, no browsing or standing in front of packages reading labels!   Nothing wrong with this.  When I am in large stores, concentrate on one area only.  My doctor talked to me about this method.  This week caught a sale on summer jewelry and realized I was having fun.  No anxiety......until, I began wandering around the place.  As soon as I felt odd, headed for door.    Can always go back .....

No comment on bp issues.  Anxiety can push up ...but not sure about more than that.

BTW: After fainting and vomiting in Starbucks following my son's memorial service I am totally over this fear.  It wouldn't have happened if I had taken a small dose of clonazapam before service.   People are  kind when another is in distress: bottom line, faced that fear: have returned to same Starbucks until the anxiety has disappeared.

Take care and post when you feel like it.

[kane3]

I also suffer from fatigue severly from my anxiety, but find myself more exhausted by thinking of the fatigue which in the end is from my anxiety. I find if I take my meds later on in the day rather in the morning, I find it helps with the fatigue during the day, although it is a little tougher waking up in the morning. I think you need to try something that will help you control your symptoms more so you experience less of these attacks. I would run your symptoms by your doc and also get your bp checked out, just incase your experiencing these pass out like problems from bp issues. Anyways, take care