Chronic Fatigue

[applepansy]

Originally Posted by Misshalfway

Well, in a nutshell, I feel like I got hit by a truck. LOL

My immune system seems to be non-existent. I catch anything and everything and have it days longer than anyone I know. The last six weeks have been filled with six different viruses varying from Bronchitis to the stomach flu. This has been going on for a year and a half. I got Cryptospiridium last fall and Mono right after that. I am pretty sure the Crypto took a couple of years off my life (I was so incredibly sick) but I think that the combo of that and the Mono and all the stress in my life were the perfect storm to damage my immune system.

In addition to that, I can't sleep, I have the worst PMS known to man (Which I never have had before this year), I have candida issues, I can't loose weight for the life of me, I am ALWAYS tired and even the simplest activities wear me out, and yes I have strange body aches and a headache every single day. I even have weird temperature issues with my body. I am either really really cold or abnormally hot. My husband calls me a space heater which is so different than all the years he has known me.

I was exercising in the summer months and really started to feel better and then Sept hit and my PMS hit an all time low. Three weeks of completely random meaningless hell. And then the virus marathon started again. I have seen four doctors. No one has any answers. And then last week my neighbor was chatting with me and suggested I look into Chronic Fatigue. I already had it in the back of my mind and had mentioned it to my GP. He said...."Well, I might think that too if I were you." but then said nothing else expect recommending I try gammaglobulin shots which ironically enough they don't make anymore. Anyway, my neighbor knows a Dr near my home that deals only in CFS and Fibro. too. I am trying to get them on the phone for an appointment. My neighbor also gave me two great books to read. So......I am trying to learn as much as I can. It seems to me that I am my best Dr. at this point.

Truth is, I would really like NOT to be tired and sick all the time. I try my best to fake it with the kids. I try to sleep when they are at school or nap with my four year old. This last week I haven't been able to stay awake. I slept five hours on Sunday. My husband didn't have the heart to wake me for church. I do the B12 and a million other supplements, but nothing seems to make a difference. My Dr. did diagnose me with PMDD and put me on prozac which I must say is helping, but from what I am reading, there is a strong connection with the PMDD and Candida which is also very related to the CFS. I think diet is my first line of defense. I just have to sort thru exactly what I need to do because the Candida diet and the CFS diet seem to conflict.

Anyway....blah blah blah. I am sorry to hear Elphie that you are dealing with this too. It is amazingly hard. And I don't think many people "get it". I drop off my daughter at preschool everyday and I swear her teacher thinks I am the walking dead. I look so pale and tired most days. It kinda makes me want to hide away.

Anyway, much love to you. Have you thought at all about Candida???

You need to get on the waiting list to see Dr. Lucinda Bateman.

In the meantime, I'll send you a list of books that are helpful. Remind me. . .I can't do it today.

applepansy

[HerbalLady]

Hi everyone!

As I read through your blogs, I realized that many of you are suffering with symptoms similiar to what I found associated with aspartame or other chemical poisoning. Please see my post on MS, CF, Lupus, and other autoimmune disorders and aspartame.

On a more private note, I was exposed to a toxic chemical (a rat poison) at age 30, and it totally ruined my immunity to all illnesses. I had to deal with a lot of MS & CF - like symptoms for years, as well as Fibro and Endo, and could have easily been diagnosed with any or all of them.

I would like to share a secret I learned after much pain and illness. Since it has given me a much hope and healing, I hope you will be courageous enough to at least try it.

Purchase a bottle of Cinnamon Essential Oil from a Health-Food Store (Aura Cadia or Young Living Brands are best). Rub a thin layer on the bottom of your feet every day twice daily (once before bed, and again in the morning after showering, wait a few minutes for it to absorb, then put on your socks). Drink plenty of water during the day. Do not put the cinnamon oil anywhere else on your body (and wash hands after applying to the feet) since it is a very 'hot' oil. Usually, you will not feel it on your feet.

After only two days, I began to have more energy, and my cold (dry hacking cough, which I alway had) disappeared. My pain levels decreased, and my immunity increased with everyday that went by. After several weeks, I was able to move around freely without hardly any pain, and I had a lot more energy. I cleaned my house, and paid my bills, and called the kids, and did a lot of things I didn't have energy for before. I believe it will work hard for you too.

Cinnamon oil has a reputation of cleaning poisonous toxins out of the body. After the liver is cleared, the emotions level out, and the energy levels go up. It will be easier to lose weight after those things happen. Things that now seem impossible, such as sleeping all night, and staying awake all day will be easily accomplished.

Please let me know how it went for you if you do try it because I am interested as to how this oil will work for others. As for myself it worked better than any prescription drug, herbs, herbal formula, or supplement that I ever tried (and believe me, I tried a lot). It really helped my husband also, who had suffered with severe stomach aches and bowel problems for years before using it for several months.

In the meantime, remember that the Lord loves us all VERY much, and He is mindful of our needs. I developed a strong testimony of this during my darkest hours.

Herbal Lady

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[Hemidakota]

Chronic disorder, is spreading like fire across the land and starting to surface more and more, as people expressed their health issues. I wondering beside diets that specific waves from electronic devices, or being sensitive to them may be an additional problem.

I know when I was used to work in a government lab with mil-spec radios, even the low band emission would be a cooker for the brain and the body. After a few hours we would experience chronic disorders and fatigue would set in. Even the older cell band that was found resonating in the 900mhz band was a detrimental device for humans. The brain cavity does resonate on the same frequency. Looking back at Tesla writings, anything that resonate in the same freq band would cancel each other and could cause havoc, has he caused a earthquake in the New York greater area.

Anyway, what is already given beside dietary review, maybe look around to see what other household products, electronics maybe causing some damage to you.

[pam]

Herbal Lady...did you delete your group or did it get lost with the downing of the site yesterday?

[Dr T]

I said something about "Sorry you're going through that halfers " or something like that.

[pam]

I probably wouldn't have chronic fatigue if I would go to bed at a reasonable hour instead of staying up into the wee hours of the morning playing A-Z with Dr. T.

[Dr T]

not tonight. I'm almost ready to crash out. If I don't see u Pammy, sleep well

[HerbalLady]

Thanks for asking Pam -
I don't have a group yet, do you think I should make one? I joined this one because I can identify with it's members, and we are all learning the best treatments together. Just yesterday, a member wrote about a new treatment on one of my blogs, and I think we'll try it - it's supposed to work really well for joint pain.

I do understand how annoying it is to be awake all night because of pain and insomnia, believe me. I take two nighttime pain killers, and two Pain Ease, and put on the pain ointment, and get about four hours sleep before my hips start hurting really bad, and I'm awake, ready for the next round. I don't like taking the nighttime Excedrin but it's the only one that helps me sleep. I read the book about Chronic Fatigue and it says that getting a good night's sleep is one of five things that has to happen in order to recover, so I've made it a point to try to get back in bed after taking the next round of pills. Usually, I can get about six or seven hours, and that's really pretty good for me - as before I was like yourself, and my days and nights got totally mixed up. Anyway, you're probably asleep now, so have a good nap, and maybe I'll talk to you later this afternoon.
HerbalLady
PS The time on this system is confused... I posted at 5:17am my time.

[pam]

I thought there was a group already started but it was started by someone with a different name...but it had your avatar. But now I can't find it. I had even posted a question on it. Something Mom50 was the name or something along that line.

[Misshalfway]

Originally Posted by pam

I probably wouldn't have chronic fatigue if I would go to bed at a reasonable hour instead of staying up into the wee hours of the morning playing A-Z with Dr. T.

I wish I had that excuse. Lol.