So here's what happens to me.
Almost every day it's the same story. Wake up feeling somewhat OK. Then 2 hours later suddenly start feeling like crap, my symptoms flare up and I want to lay down or sleep. This transition happens very fast, sometimes in a matter of minutes. This state continues for about 10 hours. Then suddenly, in less than 30 minutes my energy shoots up again.
How could symptoms and energy levels have such a consistent pattern? Circadian rhythms maybe? Rhythm of the immune system? It makes no sense at all.
EDIT: I would also like to note that my depression levels follow the exact same pattern too. I have read that neuroinflammation is associated with depression. Dr. Younger found neuroinflammation in ME / CFS patients. Furthermore, I've read that the microglia (immune cells in the brain) follow a daily rhythm. So could all of this be explained by neuroinflammation? So, in my case, it's low right after waking up, then it ramps up and then at the end of the day it ramps down again.
Here's a graphical representation, hopefully this explains what happens more clearly:
Anyone else noticed something similar? Are there any other diseases that show such a pattern? Thanks.
Almost every day it's the same story. Wake up feeling somewhat OK. Then 2 hours later suddenly start feeling like crap, my symptoms flare up and I want to lay down or sleep. This transition happens very fast, sometimes in a matter of minutes. This state continues for about 10 hours. Then suddenly, in less than 30 minutes my energy shoots up again.
How could symptoms and energy levels have such a consistent pattern? Circadian rhythms maybe? Rhythm of the immune system? It makes no sense at all.
EDIT: I would also like to note that my depression levels follow the exact same pattern too. I have read that neuroinflammation is associated with depression. Dr. Younger found neuroinflammation in ME / CFS patients. Furthermore, I've read that the microglia (immune cells in the brain) follow a daily rhythm. So could all of this be explained by neuroinflammation? So, in my case, it's low right after waking up, then it ramps up and then at the end of the day it ramps down again.
Here's a graphical representation, hopefully this explains what happens more clearly:
Anyone else noticed something similar? Are there any other diseases that show such a pattern? Thanks.
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