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It’s 8 PM and I’m not Exhausted!

April 8th, 2008

Well, it may be a little bitty success but it’s certainly making me happy. I have been so exhausted lately, with many migraines spawned by it. Some nights I’ve been literally shaking by 8 or 9 pm – as if I had just climbed a mountain.  Sleepy doesn’t describe it.  This is deep down muscle achy bone-weary exhausted. Some days I’m like that by 4.  For 3 years I’ve been describing myself as recovered from chronic fatigue.  Lately I haven’t been so sure.

Today I was more energetic in the morning than I’ve been in at least a month. Had a good productive morning of work.  I got sleepy and fatigued after lunch but decided to take a walk instead of a nap. I figured maybe it would help and if it didn’t, I could always take the nap when I got back.  And whaddaya know it worked! I felt really wiped out in the first five minutes of the walk but twenty minutes later I felt awake and energetic! I got to enjoy the pretty spring day in the field!  (No, the dogwood’s not blooming yet.  That’s last year.)

I worked some more this afternoon, and took my son to his drum lesson.  Danny had a meeting to go out to in the evening and I actually made dinner, cleaned up the kitchen, had a nice dinner with the kids, all without collapsing. This is huge. And not one little twinge of head pain, none!

Maybe the latest hormone adjustment my doctor gave me for the chronic fatigue is actually working. Could happen!  He’s had me on phosphorylated serine/ethanolamine for adrenal support.  Sorry I can only find links selling it, not links describing how it works.  As I understand it my cortisol levels were too high in the afternoon, and the supplement helps bring them down to normal.  CDC (Centers for Disease Control) notes a correlation between abnormalities in production and release of cortisol and chronic fatigue.  CDC does not go so far as to say that hormonal supplementation is effective.  But hey, the supplement says it’s for adrenal support.  I guess my adrenals appreciate the support.

– Megan Oltman

I’m lying down now but I may just get crazy and fold the laundry!  Woohoo, we’re living large now!

Tags: chronic fatigue syndrome, cortisol
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