Debilitating Fatigue

Hi Kristo,

The fatigue is so hard to deal with, especially on top of the pain.

I picked up a product called Green Vibrance, by Vibrant Health. It's a powder that you can mix in to smoothies, or water and it is packed with all kinds of veggies and superfoods along with probiodics. It did give me a boost of energy.

How is your diet? Try laying off the sugars and starches as well as any processed foods and dairy. Lots of protein and leafy veggies.

Even doing all this I am very fatigued, but for me it's gotten much worse since I started treatment.

I hope you can feel better soon. Big hugs.

Unfortunately really bad fatigue is pretty common. On the bright side, some of that fatigue could be the result of your body fighting hard against whatever infections you've got going on in there! When I'm at my most fatigued I try to look at it that way - it just makes me feel a little better.

You mentioned feeling like you did when you had mono - it's not uncommon for EBV (the virus causing mono) to be reactivated when you've got other infections/health problems going on, which can definitely feel like mono all over again.

IMO the best defense against fatigue is nutrition - as well as getting adequate rest, which it sounds like you're doing. For me there's always a noticable difference in my energy level when I'm eating super healthy and when I'm...not. Sugar is the big thing for me, but everyone's bodies are different.

Vitamin C and olive leaf extract are usually pretty good against viral infections, if that's in fact the culprit of your fatigue, but in general I know B vitamins (specifically B12) are pretty good for energy.

Mercury's right - magnesium can also be really beneficial - especially for the muscle twitches, and perhaps even headaches.

For the nausea - have you tried ginger? I usually make ginger tea to settle my stomach when the nausea gets pretty bad. While most people don't go out of their way to take probiotics until they're on abx, maintaining the good bacteria in your gut is really important, and sometimes nausea can be a sign of an imbalance there. Adding a good probiotic certainly couldn't hurt - and since it'll be making you that much healthier in general, it may help with some of your other symptoms as well!

Kristo, don't just cut back on sugar..cut it out completely..even fruits..if you eat any fruit, only low sugar ones like berries..but very few.....you can use stevia as a sweetener. no starches either..no processed foods. You will feel better..I hope you get a cancelation.....I know how hard the wait for my LLMD was..it felt like forever.

There are LLMD's all over the US have you checked into more than one to try and get in sooner?

Kristo

Eggs are not dairy and they're good for you. Don't be afraid of eggs. I find people think of eggs as dairy because they are sold in the dairy department of the store. Dairy is any milk product, cheeses, cream, ice cream, butter.

Getting greens in is an excellent way to regain some energy, and yes no sugar, is critical, it sets you up to crash.

Also get rid of as much processed food as you can. I no longer eat grains or gluten and it made a big difference in my energy level.

If I eat a high carb meal I almost pass out from exhaustion after.

For me diet makes all the difference in my energy level. I also think that with my system being weak, I need to do what ever I can with diet to support my body so that it can run as cleanly as possible. The cleaner your body can run the better your energy can be