Posted by Reggie BoStar on January 2, 2007, at 13:28:12
In reply to Re: Morbid sleeping pattern » Reggie BoStar, posted by Phillipa on January 2, 2007, at 10:29:44
Hi Phillipa,
I've thought of CFS, but I haven't suggested it to my MD yet. When I see him I just give him a detailed list of the symptoms, he checks me over, and then he suggests something else we can try. I trust him implicitly (have known him since he was in med school!), so if this were really CFS he'd know.He did give me that 19(?) point test (I think that's what it's called) for fybromyalgia, which came up negative.
What I've been doing on my own is eliminating as many variables as possible. I now take only my prescribed drugs and a multivitamin recommended by the MD. All other over-the-counter supplements are on hold.
I was worried about those supplements because I had been taking high doses of fat-soluble supplements such as Lecithin, Omega-3, and Flax Oil. It's not a good idea to overload on those things, since some of the ingredients can build up to toxic levels if you can't metabolize them faster than you're taking them in. This is particularly true of Lecithin. Too much of that or the Choline that's part of the supplement can produce some bizarre symptoms and be very dangerous.
The last few days I had been feeling some abdominal cramps and nausea. If they were caused by Lecithin, I was really pushing my luck.
We'll see how it goes now. I just walked my second mile in two days and feel refreshed for a change. I only hope I don't cave in all of a sudden around 6:00.
Reggie BoStar
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