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Hey, I'm pretty new to this me/cfs thing and would like to know if someone can relate...
When I was 14, I got herpes zoster. I can't remember a drastic change in activity immediately after I had this (after it went away), probably only a mild fatigue. But pretty much since then, my energy level worsened gradually. I started taking naps bc I was exhausted after school, then I started getting these (as I describe it) "adrenaline kicks" and sometimes also heart pounding out of nowhere. It would last hours on some days, or only minutes on others. Probably a year after the shingles I got a bunch of infections, like tonsil infections, blatter infections... a cold here and there. Also I experienced bad limb pain especially in my legs on some days, like you do when you grow. But I didn't grow enough so that this could lead to pain. My height stayed pretty much the same.
Then, in 10th grade I started getting "air hunger". This also lead to 2 or three mild panic attacks bc I didn't know what was going on. When I went skiing with my family, I suddenly couldn't do it all day anymore. I had to go to the hotel in the early noon and I slept till evening. I was so exhausted and dizzy and this air hunger was extreme. At the end of 10th grade brain fog really started to kick in, which is one thing I hate the most of all the symptoms I experience. 2 months ago I got a flu shot and I was very fatigued, couldn't concentrate at all and felt really weak. I also started getting a sore throat, stuffy nose and a little cough. Also the first time in my life I had mild headaches (never ever had headaches). I also had joint pain and stuff. After a few days of rest it got better, I went to school, sick again. This "cold" comes and goes since then, only now it starts getting better. But when I try to do sports in school, I start to feel dizzy and I don't really have energy to do things the next day. I feel heavy and my brain fog gets worse. Sleep doesn't help at all, doesn't matter in which quantity but more than often I just can't sleep at night despite being exhausted. I never really had bad muscle or joint pain, only mild pain. Now I'm under suspicion of having cfs, got a new doctor and everything. Right now we try to eliminate other diseases, but so far everything's fine.
I would like to hear if someone experiences the same things and has cfs, since everyone seems to have a clear start of this illness...
When I was 14, I got herpes zoster. I can't remember a drastic change in activity immediately after I had this (after it went away), probably only a mild fatigue. But pretty much since then, my energy level worsened gradually. I started taking naps bc I was exhausted after school, then I started getting these (as I describe it) "adrenaline kicks" and sometimes also heart pounding out of nowhere. It would last hours on some days, or only minutes on others. Probably a year after the shingles I got a bunch of infections, like tonsil infections, blatter infections... a cold here and there. Also I experienced bad limb pain especially in my legs on some days, like you do when you grow. But I didn't grow enough so that this could lead to pain. My height stayed pretty much the same.
Then, in 10th grade I started getting "air hunger". This also lead to 2 or three mild panic attacks bc I didn't know what was going on. When I went skiing with my family, I suddenly couldn't do it all day anymore. I had to go to the hotel in the early noon and I slept till evening. I was so exhausted and dizzy and this air hunger was extreme. At the end of 10th grade brain fog really started to kick in, which is one thing I hate the most of all the symptoms I experience. 2 months ago I got a flu shot and I was very fatigued, couldn't concentrate at all and felt really weak. I also started getting a sore throat, stuffy nose and a little cough. Also the first time in my life I had mild headaches (never ever had headaches). I also had joint pain and stuff. After a few days of rest it got better, I went to school, sick again. This "cold" comes and goes since then, only now it starts getting better. But when I try to do sports in school, I start to feel dizzy and I don't really have energy to do things the next day. I feel heavy and my brain fog gets worse. Sleep doesn't help at all, doesn't matter in which quantity but more than often I just can't sleep at night despite being exhausted. I never really had bad muscle or joint pain, only mild pain. Now I'm under suspicion of having cfs, got a new doctor and everything. Right now we try to eliminate other diseases, but so far everything's fine.
I would like to hear if someone experiences the same things and has cfs, since everyone seems to have a clear start of this illness...