clive powney
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July update:June update:
I decided to stay on 4 tablets a day until things stabilised. After a week or so I felt quite a bit better and my symptoms died down a bit. I then had quite a good couple of weeks, not symptom free but not feeling as bad as normal. My elbows joints are still painful and my feet ache like mad first thing in the morning or if I lie down for a while then get up. My need to nap in the day disappeared again and I felt a lot better about life in general. My potassium level has increased with the diuretics but not enough for the doctor to stop them - so he has represcribed for 3 months and then a further blood test.
My blood pressure is back to normal 123/83 after being quite high 145/90 for a few months.
On sunday this week I decided to increase the dose to 5 tablets and on monday painted the kitchen ceiling with a roller. Tuesday I was feeling absolutely dreadful , slept most of the day still felt extremely fatigued with aches all over and felt quite low - was it the tablets increasing or the painting - God knows. Things improved a bit wednesday + thursday and today am about at my normal ME state (rough, but not as bad as I can be). I think I have a cold or something coming on but it doesn't seem to get any further than the sniffles and a bit of a cough and slight sore throat.
I had planned to stop taking these tablets after 4 months but decided to try another month whilst I was on a bit of a 'high' - so maybe things are looking up - maybe I shouldn't say that as it always goes T!T$ up if I do!!!
clive
If I had posted on wednesday 11th you would have pretty much heard all positives. I had been feeling generally in a much better place - not full of energy but a more general feeling of things were getting towards ok. I started yoga classes about 5 weeks ago now and moved up to 2 classes a week. My blood pressure was low at 115/75 and I had started going on walks (without being pressured - actually wanting to!) , until the 11th. I have also started taking milk kefir and sauerkraut (NOT at the same time ) for about 2 weeks now , this is on top of the equilibrant.
Then on 11th I went out for a walk and after about 1/2 a mile I felt a twinge in my chest area and started feeling a bit sick and tired (my usual ME type stuff) . Carried on with the walk to get home and felt quite rough for the rest of the evening. Woke in the night with one of my " panic attacks* and struggled to sleep all night. Next day I was feeling quite rough again , brain fog , tired , nauseous and generally very downbeat. I have recovered a bit now but still have my old 'heavy' feeling around my chest area and almost constant mild nausea. My blood pressure is back up to 145/95 and I feel a bit low again. I am off on holiday for 2 weeks from saturday so i am hoping that some sun will give me a bit of a boost as it normally does.