fatigue / exhaustion

I'm 4 months into treatment, went off doxy because of stomach issues and went on minocycline, also taking tinidazole, atovaquone-proguanil, and rifampin. In addition, I'm taking a wide variety of herbal supplements and vitamins and eating and sleeping well. I'd say I've come a long way since May, with most of the worst symptoms greatly diminished, but I am now dealing with extreme fatigue....it just seems to hit me out of nowhere and I feel as if I'm completely empty as if I haven't eaten anything; it's hard to describe exactly but it's an overwhelming feeling of just blah....I'm tired and just want to lay still. Just walking up and down stairs make me feel as if I ran a marathon, but without the heavy breathing and sweating. Does anyone else get hit with this fatigue and what do you do about it?

Ace,

Yes, same same same.

I've been treating for 2 years and never really had the fatigue that almost everyone with lyme talks about.

Then the last probably 6 months or so, bam, it hit out of nowhere. And like you said, it's not only fatigue, its also just a blah feeling. I feel like for me, that's some of my depression thrown in to make me feel blah.

But yeah, i work full time and sometimes it's like, i'm so fatigued the thought of getting out of my chair to go to the copier makes me cringe.

Today is actually one of those days. Yesterday i felt great. I got a great nights sleep. Woke up, got ready, went to work and then it hit me. It's literally a task just to be typing this right now. I'm just waiting for my lunch break to go take a nap in my car.

I haven't found anything to help this except relaxing, resting and sleeping. I started drinking caffeine a little bit which I never have before and that helps slightly. But not everyone with lyme can handle caffeine so please be careful.

Oh yah. My number 1 symptom. It's not that I'm sleepy, I'm totally awake and alert but for me it's exhaustion/weakness. Spend most of my time sitting or lying down. The smallest chores can land me in bed. So I have to be really careful. Feel like I've ran a marathon.

If this symptom decreases substantially or goes away entirely, I can deal with the other stuff. But it's really put a stop to many of my daily activities.

Traveler said...
It should ease up as you go through treatments, Sunfun!! Hang in there!!

Thanks so much Trav!! Really appreciate the kind words and support. It helps so much. Now if I could only muster up the strength to start the treatment! Lol. That bottle of A-Bab is sitting on my dresser unopened and I am biting my nails in fear of it Lol!! Such a wimp

Traveler said...
The 2 main things - keep your doses low enough for you to be functional and detox, detox, detox.

I can only agree as someone who recently started titrating babesia herbs. I didn't always follow the words of wisdom that emanate from this forum and had to back down on my doses twice. I'm currently taking 6 drops each of a multitude of herbs and am already experiencing improvements.

And, Eleuthero most definitely helps with fatigue. *That* you can start at full dose ;)