Fatigue

If you care for a person with fatigue, it can be very difficult to take the time that you need for yourself.

Things that you can do to help the person with fatigue include:

• Understand the different ways of dealing with fatigue by reading the information in this section.
• Write down the impact of fatigue on their daily life.
• Write down the impact of fatigue on your daily life.
• Go with them on their visits to hospital, where possible, and discuss the impact of fatigue on your lives.
• Discuss with the doctors and nurses the ways of reducing fatigue that you have already tried.
• Discuss what could be causing the fatigue.
• Take in a fatigue diary and discuss it with the doctors/nurses.
• Look through the diary with the person you are caring for to find any pattern of fatigue.
• Identify times when they have more energy to arrange activities such as having family round to visit, shopping, and working.

Carers Scotland can give you support and information.