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Posted 12/19/2014 7:00 PM (GMT 0)
I've had to stop my eleuthero, rhodiola and ashwagandha tinctures, and I'm supposed to stay off them for a while. The problem now is the fatigue, since I feel awful when I'm off them. Yesterday wasn't too bad, but today isn't good. Writing this is taking a lot of energy, and talking is just too much work.

Is there anything I can do to help decrease the fatigue?
Posted 12/19/2014 9:02 PM (GMT 0)
Other than pharmaceuticals, I'm at a loss. There is an Herbalist in NY that is LL that may do a phone consult with you. If you are interested in her contact info, send me an email, please.
Posted 12/19/2014 11:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hang in Sayyadina, you can do it - rest when you have to, it's all part of healing... and stay away from your sister! (remember!). That should help your fatigue :)
Posted 12/20/2014 1:39 AM (GMT 0)
How about writing to her and your other family members as your gift to them this year. Let them know how much you love them and need them in your life.... to be kind and supportive with you until you are well. Maybe include past memories and dreams for future things you can do together when your health returns.
Ask them to save it and read it over and over through this coming year to remind them of how much they mean to you and how much their love and support mean to you. It may not keep your sister there on your birthday (my college roomie's is Christmas too, kind of a rip off on the gift area :) ), but you may soften her at some point and touch her heart somehow. I will pray for that (for what prayers are worth, though my son has a lot of powerful prayers going at it all year for him and he's coming along, so there has to be something to it!)

Have you seen The Secret? or read the book? I have my gratitude stone in my pocket every day and work on positive thinking and law of attraction. Not so much when I'm truly in the trenches and a hole the size of the grand canyon, but when I surface a little, I really try to work it... I read the science behind the secret and it is all true, not a cute story. It's all quantum physics and metaphysics and can really work, though most of the population can't get there.

Maybe it's worth a try....
Posted 12/20/2014 3:14 AM (GMT 0)
I had a friend who did great with Ritalin.

Some doctors give Nuvigil or Provigil, but those are too stimulating for me, and I worry about my sleep, not to mention my heart.

I think that as far as pharmaceuticals, Ritalin might be the best option.

Other than that, I'd say, pace yourself, know your limits, and rest a lot.

When I feel sick, I declare, "pajama day," and watch movies on Netflix either in bed or on the couch.

I'm TRYING to learn acceptance, but so far, it hasn't worked very well.

So if you accept your limits and pay attention to them, that helps.

M
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