August 18 2008

I've been overdoing it a bit, but even with the over-doing, I'm feeling pretty good! Today I'm overcome by allergies which is driving me nuts, but for the most part, I've been functioning REALLY well for someone with fibro. Here's an idea of my daily schedule:

4:30 am - the cat wakes me up...really annoying...but I can't go back to sleep so I get up. A cup of coffee (or 2) to get things moving!

5:30 am - Morning supplements and breakfast - within 15 minutes I can't sit still - I've got energy and need to do something!

11 am/Noonish - I start dragging a little - Afternoon supplements help but I'm not nearly as energetic as the morning...I do, however, get through the afternoon much better!

4 pm - that's pretty much it for me, I can still do some things around the house and if I get good rest in the afternoon, I'll have another hour or two of descent energy but if I push myself too hard during the day, I'm toast by now.

8 pm - I'm done - I start to crash and I have to at least get into bed...I try not to take the trazodone & Lysine until 8:30 or 9 so I'm not up even earlier than I already am.

So the last few days I've way over done - especially yesterday and didn't eat well...got home at 6:30 last night, ate and went to bed. I'm a little slower today and feel a little drained, which is a good indicator that my body needs rest.

Supplements:
DHEA/Pregnenolone (10/15 mg)
L-Tyrosine 1000mg
3 packets EmergenC
500mg Niacin
800mcg Folic Acid
1 tab aspirin/1 tab ibu

Also added a little salt to boost blood pressure throughout the day as needed - don't do this unless you are certain your blood pressure is low - I tend to run really low so I'm confident that this helps without pushing me up to unsafe high levels

August 8 2008

Another fantastic day! I just can't tell you how great I feel. I can still over-do it, I can feel it when I am, but as long as I get adequate rest, I'm good to go!

I've left a key issue off my posts - sleep! A sleep study showed that I don't get into 3rd & 4th stages of sleep. I tried lots of meds, Ambien, Lunest, etc., but they were overkill and quite frankly, it freaked me out. I started taking trazodone about 6 or 7 months ago. It's helped a lot at 50mg, but lately I've felt it, which isn't a good thing, a good sleep agent helps you sleep, it doesn't slam you to where you feel hungover. I stopped taking it and felt like I wasn't sleeping well, so now I'm on 25mg. I also added L-Lysine at night. Not sure if the Lysine is the thing that is helping so I'll probably try to drop the Trazodone again. I also might try tryptophan. We'll see.

Sleep is so important. Our sensativity to pain increases when we don't get enough deep sleep.

All supplements are the same today.

August 6 2008

Another good day. I think the Niacin is adding even more energy, which is AWESOME! The DDD was painful at night...I don't think I did enough stretching and moving around.

Supplements:
DHEA/Pregnenolone (10/15 mg)
L-Tyrosine 1000mg
3 packets EmergenC
500mg Niacin
800mcg Folic Acid
1 tab aspirin/1 tab ibu

August 5 2008

So much better after a good nights sleep. Got a lot done today. I am still very aware of how much I am doing and take frequent rests - just sit down and take a few deep breaths...but the energy is so improved and I'm getting so much done!


Supplements:

DHEA/Pregnenolone (10/15 mg)
L-Tyrosine 1000mg
3 packets EmergenC
500mg Niacin
800mcg Folic Acid
1 tab aspirin/1 tab ibu

August 4 2008

Today was problematic.

I forgot about an early morning meeting and ended up rushing out the door without breakfast. Then I forgot to eat lunch. Came home about 3:00 with the shakes and a headache. Ate and went to bed absolutely miserable. Still had more energy than normal though.

Food clearly has a role in all this...one doctor said I have reactive hypoglycemia, others don't agree although they never tested for it. Nonetheless, I'm pretty sure that's reactive hypoglycemia kicking in...research to come on that.

At any rate - today's supplements:

DHEA/Pregnenolone (10/15 mg)
L-Tyrosine 1000mg
3 packets EmergenC
500mg Niacin
800mcg Folic Acid
1 tab aspirin/1 tab ibu

August 3 2008

Read that a tab of aspirin or ibuprofin helps flushing...so I took both and 1/2 tab niacin. Oh yeah! Now we're talkin' energy! And absolutely NO flushing! I feel great!

Started cleaning and packing (we're moving in a few weeks) at 6am...didn't quit until 3:30 and then we went to the lake. Haven't had energy and physical function like that in so long...it feels great!

Allergies are still going nutso and I'm still struggling with sleep, but I'm so thrilled to be able to get stuff done!

August 2 2008

Cut niacin down to 1/4 tab - improved energy...still some flushing but not quite as bad.

August 1 2008

1/2 tab niacin today - still some flushing but definitely improved energy.
Allergies are out of control!