Posted by floatingbridge on October 4, 2009, at 16:00:05
Hi,
My path to recovery has many twists and turns. My mood has been helped lately by a MBCT class (Mindfulness based cognitive therapy). My anxiety has lessened, and I've been able to decrease my benzo use and my dex use (for social anxiety + fatigue).
What I'm dealing with as a core issue now is fatigue. It feels 'separate' from MDD and mood disorders. A basic sweep of immune disorders screenings have not revealed anything. (I do have Hashimoto's.)
Symptoms include post-exertion fatigue. I see a pattern of 'over-exertion' followed by getting sick--low grade temp. (not quite as high as 101), sore throat, deep aches in hips, back and shoulders.
Wed. I dug a small trench in my son's school's garden where I volunteer. I knew I was over-doing. I wanted to be 'normal'. Thurs. I fainted. Friday I made it through the day. Sat. I'm flat on my back, sick. Today, more of the same. Not depressed--but feeling like sh*t. Others in my family do not catch these 'bugs' I get with increasing frequency.
I will pursue this with my doctor and others. However, I just wanted to put this out there and see if anyone has had similar experiences. I hesitate to self-diagnosis. And with so many theories and treatment options, well, it's overwhelming.
thanks for your ear,
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