Powered By
Why does vacuuming stairs leave you completely exhausted?
Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms for people living with epilepsy - occurring up to 4.1 times more often than in people without epilepsy. This persistent, draining exhaustion affects every part of life, making even routine tasks like vacuuming feel Show Full Answer
My Husband vacuums
To me doing most anything whether it be from doing chores or some kind exercising like walking, sit ups or more tires me out also.
I don't like vacuuming!! I went from a house with hardwood floors and a couple rugs, to carpeting throughout. The stairs are a pain. I use an old-style canister vacuum & needed nozzle attachments to do them bc the treads are to small.
I too get easily exhausted. Sometimes just washing dishes is enough to make me have to nap. I have to get a government agency to do my shoveling as my heart can’t take it anymore and I’ve actually passed out and woken up in the snow freezing 🥶, so I don’t even try anymore, but I do try to sweep the outside stairs so that it doesn’t get packed down and turn into ice. If I vacuum, I can’t mop till the next day and then I have to sweep first and even that’s enough for the day sometimes. So I do commercial cleaning- when a commercial comes on tv, I clean or vacuum, dust etc and when the show starts again, I lay back down and catch my breath and relax until the next commercial. I’ve found that I can get a lot more done without getting so exhausted or my heart is racing out of control. Otherwise I listen to my body and just stop and go for a nap. So I try to do as much commercial cleaning as possible. I find it a lot easier on my body and mind and reduces the stress and seizure activity and the amount of naps I need trying to get something done
Join
Your Privacy Choices
