First and foremost, one must know that alongside segulot, you must also make practical hishtadlut and seek medical assistance. There are many medical causes that can bring about the ongoing weakness and fatigue that you are experiencing, and often there are natural remedies for them. Our Sages already expounded: “And he shall surely heal”—from here we learn that a physician has been granted permission to heal (Berachot 60a). In particular, this exhaustion may be a “sign” of an illness requiring treatment in order to prevent danger, and this falls under the obligation of “You shall greatly guard your souls.”
Regarding segulot, below are several segulot for fatigue, weakness, and exhaustion:
- A well-known segulah against fatigue, transmitted in the name of the tzaddik Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Dayan zatzukal (see the sefer Ani Hashem Rofecha, chapter 63; Kevodo Maleh Olam, p. 623, note 240; and the journal Or Torah, Tishrei 5778): say seven times the verse (Yeshayah 40:29), “He gives strength to the weary, and increases might to those without vigor.”
- There is a holy Name among the seventy-two Holy Names through which Hashem saves a person from fatigue, as brought in the sefer Mamlachet HaOtiyot, p. 536. More generally, this holy Name is one through which healing abundance flows. Therefore, recite this prayer: May it be Your will, Hashem our G-d and G-d of our forefathers, that in the merit of Your holy Name that emerges from the verse, “So that Your beloved ones may be delivered; save with Your right hand and answer me,” and from the verse, “Hashem will fight for you, and you shall remain silent,” and in Your abundant mercy and kindness, that You send me a complete healing, a healing of the soul and a healing of the body; remove from me all weakness and all fatigue; and may I be healthy and strong in all my limbs and sinews, for Your service and Your fear. Amen, forever, selah, and evermore.
- A segulah for fatigue and weakness is to increase one’s drinking of “boiled water,” meaning hot water (sefer Nachalat Avot, Minhagei Luv, p. 268).
- Reciting the fifteen Shir HaMa’alot psalms (namely, Psalms 120 through 134) is efficacious for removing the desire to sleep (Mahari Chaim Palagi zlah, in Refuah VeChayim, chapter 12, §225).
- A segulah for fatigue, in order to be able to continue learning Torah: every half hour, look at the clock and continue learning. (A tradition from the Belz Rebbes.)
- A segulah for one who has great weakness is to learn the sefarim authored by the holy Rabbi Yisrael Hopstein, the Maggid of Kozhnitz zya, such as Avodat Yisrael and others (as written in the sefer De’ah Chachmah LeNafshecha, Likutei Da”ch Lech Lecha 5779, p. 29).
- A segulah for one who has very great weakness (where there is concern that it stems from forces of tumah) is to study daily, on a fixed basis, the Chiddushei Maharsha on the Shas, especially before going to sleep (sefer Chakirah VeEmunah, Lemberg 5634, cited in Or HaTzafon Belz, anthology 45, p. 34).
- The sefer Mif’alot Elokim (ma’arechet Tzadi, §330) brings a “segulah to calm weakness” (in its words), and states that it is “tested and proven”: Take oak-tree leaves as they grow naturally, boil them in clean water, and give the sick person the water to drink. Alternatively, seat the sick person in a bath of hot water up to the neck, and then pour the oak-tree leaves into the bath. This should be done for seven consecutive days, once each day, at whatever time one wishes. However, each day different leaves must be taken, cleaned thoroughly, including in their folds, and boiled in fresh, clean water. This concludes the segulah, translated from old Yiddish. Regarding drinking the above water, it should be thoroughly strained through a dense cloth before drinking, due to concern for worms. However, one should know that oak leaves contain a high amount of tannins, which are astringent substances; thus, this may cause stomach pain or nausea (there is no danger in this, though it may cause discomfort, but it is not recommended for kidney patients). In any event, it is needless to say that we bear no responsibility for any of this, and everyone should consult a physician. We have only cited the words of the sefer Mif’alot Elokim, which states that this is “tested and proven,” as mentioned.
- Knee fatigue: There is a special segulah from the early authorities for tired knees. As brought in Orchot Chayim of Lunel, vol. I, the order of the Friday-night prayer, §14, in the name of Chazal (although we do not possess such a statement of Chazal, the early authorities had many teachings of Chazal that did not merit to reach us): “There are places where the custom was to stand while the chazzan recites Kiddush in the synagogue. And Chazal said that this is beneficial for the knees, meaning [it helps] knee fatigue.” This is also brought by the Rema, Orach Chaim §269. However, the later authorities offer different understandings: whether this refers specifically to Kiddush in the synagogue or also to Kiddush at home, and whether it applies specifically to the one reciting Kiddush or also to all those listening; this is not the place to elaborate.
In this context, it is fitting to mention that Rabbanit Batsheva a”h, the wife of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky zatzal, had a well-known juice recipe for those who are weak and exhausted, about which remarkable things are related: prepare together in a juicer beets, apples, carrots, peppers, and cucumbers. If one consistently drinks one cup every day, it can, with Hashem’s help, be very beneficial, particularly in cases of anemia (Rabbi Shlomo Koldetzki shlita). The sefer Beit Imi discusses this at greater length.
Elsewhere, we brought segulot for someone who finds it difficult to get up in the morning (which may be a “result” of fatigue); take them from there. Likewise, elsewhere we brought segulot for someone who finds it difficult to sleep (which may be the “cause” of fatigue); please see what is discussed there.
Of course, fatigue, weakness, and exhaustion are included among all other illnesses, for which all the segulot stated regarding healing are beneficial, as well as all the prayers for healing.
Be strong and resolute; may you have a complete refuah, with Hashem’s help.
This response was translated automatically from Hebrew and has not yet been reviewed by a person. Therefore, it may contain inaccuracies and should not be considered a definitive reference.
