I strongly feel that we should take what we can when we can get it. Crashing occurs, but it also ends. Like Martin said, enjoy the sunshine (even if you need help to simply sit under a tree or in the sun for a short while), feel like you're part of life, smile.....enjoy it while it lasts.
Then rest....watch mindless TV, read an easy book if something detailed is too much for you, listen to books on tape, meditation or comforting music. . I realize that some people are too sick for any of this, but most of us seem to have respites for a short time. No, I wouldn't recommend cleaning the house, going shopping for groceries, or overdoing things in any form. 7
Tidy up as you go along, expect your family to do the same. I've had this for a long, long time and have experienced new surgeries, different treatments, vitamins and holistic therapy, meds.....whatever you do you do. Always remember this: We're guinea pigs, and so are our doctors for the most part.
Sure the fentanyl crisis has been a stain upon our country and many others. It has provided a setback of probably 25-30 yrs., but it can and will be overcome. Read about Purdue, learn the reasons why what occurred did, and realize that very few doctors were actively involved in writing illegal prescriptions. They were kept in the dark as much as most of society. Where was the CDC, different drug approval boards? I think you'll find answers to most of these questions. Watch DOPESICK (I found it on Hulu good story that followed the lines of what happened. I've been hurt by the changes the Feds suddenly made....but please don't give up. We can't afford it; neither can you.
I'm now 75 yrs. old. You're.in your 40's, if research finds things (and there will be more than one cause....after all, so many of us are different), and I'm sending money for research for you, not for myself. But you know, if it's in time for me to truly be believed, then that will make me happy. What will make me even happier, is that others far younger than I am will be helped. That has been my goal since the beginning and yes, I was hopeful and young, but life has so many twists and turns. Yours, Lenora