Too much fun and now I'm sick

I have had this experience before. I was feeling great, I mean I had energy and a clear head, the whole happy thing. So I went to autocross school yesterday. It's a full day in the sun. They set up a course with cones and then an instructor gets in the car with you. I had my MINI Cooper screaming around turns and driving very aggressively (it's very safe as it's a closed course). There aren't many women in this sport, so it's all guys pushing me to drive faster and harder. Every run I would feel my adrenaline kick in. I felt great all day long.... However, the stadium where we were working didn't open the bathrooms to us. So I couldn't drink as much as I should have, so I know I was dehydrating. Given the state of high energy I didn't feel the dehydration kicking in.

Then I got home and started to crash. By evening I was sick with a cold. Today, I have a full blown head cold, swollen glands, sore and stiff muscles, that stabbing pain between my shoulder blades is back. My theory is that I just plain blew out my poor little adrenals with too much high intensity fun. When the adrenals get that depleted, I think it lowers the immune system and any little germ or virus that comes my way finds a happy home.

Last night I couldn't sleep so I got up at like 12:30 and took an Epsom salts bath, amazingly, that did something as I slept great after that.

This has happened to me before. I have a day of intense high energy and I'm literally and physically sick the next day.

I didn't take my killing Lyme herbs today, but I did take the supplements that support my health like the fish oil, B Vit, minerals and a lot of greens.

Thoughts?

Anyone else get sick from having fun?

I expolit every good day I can and pay for it later. Focus on how much fun you had. It was worth it.

Thanks guys


It was worth it, that's true. I had permagrin all day.

My fever is up to 100.00 which tells me my immune system is actually kicking in and fighting something. It makes me happy to have a fever, weird for normal people I suppose. I never thought of toxins shaking up, but autocross is pretty violent on the car and the driver. My MINI has harsh suspension (so it corners better) but it always shakes me up a bit. So I suppose I could have been shaking up the toxins and then the immune system let loose to attack them.

My husband is in the basement now assembling my sauna. Not sure if I should use it with a fever.

It's killing me not to jump in it as soon as he's done. But I agree, I have probably over done it enough this weekend.

Yup, I'm not going to break this fever, I'm just drinking lots of fluids and resting. I figure a break from the Lyme killing herbs would be good for the day.

It would be nice if we could have fun like "normal" people. I have to remind myself I am NOT the Energizer Bunny

But I sure felt like it yesterday!

I'm going again in a month. Usually after I do these kinds of things a few times the thrill wears off and I don't get sick from it any more.

Yazzer

I've heard that too, yet I do still get sick. However it is almost always on the heels of something I did that was physically tiring or exciting. Which is why I am thinking it's from some sort of adrenal fatigue that then suppresses my immune system and some nasty virus gets a shot at taking hold.

I agree, we have to do the best we can to live our lives and be joyful. I am honoring my body today with rest, and may call in sick tomorrow. I just won't let this thing keep me down.