And here we go again! This was a very rough four weeks for me in so many ways. I am praying that these next four are easier to get through.
Overall Health: I don’t feel like there’s been improvement this month, what with taking the DMSA (chelation). But my doctor is going to have me start H2PLX, to see if it will help with my chronic fatigue. I did learn that I’ve got Epstein- Barr Virus and my doctor and I have discussed my adrenal fatigue more these past few visits.
Dec 22- felt good today. Some fatigue. Migraine hit in evening. Front of neck hurt too. A bit of mood struggles. Fibropain flaring in yet and hands. Left calf tense all day
Dec 25/26 – fibropain flaring, especially in hands. Migraine that’s hard to get rid of. Mood struggles the 25th. Felt good till early afternoon on 26th. Restless achy pain in evenings.
-Took dmsa the 26th, to avoid taking it on Christmas day. –
12-27 fatigue. migraine in evening. fibromyalgia flared in afternoon/evening. Hurt to open my hand all the way. Calves cramped most of the night as well. Woke up on the 28th, elbows hurt. Hands swollen. Calves still tight.
12-28 started coq10, 10ml
12-29 have noticed that crossing my ankles left over right causes spasms/cramps in left foot/calf.
12-30 pretty good all day till early evening. Severe migraine to a 9. Fibropain flaring. Day 26/27
1-2 started monthly. Felt some better than the day before but major fatigue. In evening, fibromyalgia flared bad. Migraine. Front of neck. Jaw.
1-3 fatigue. Mental struggles- stressed thinking about errands/leaving the house.
—have had a hard time getting my brain to focus for writing/editing lately— napping a lot more than normal this past week–
Migraines: These increased again – I had several debilitating nights in a row, where I couldn’t get the pain down. There have been half-days where I only had a level 4.
Sleep: Most nights, I’m still sleeping about 7 hours (with an average of 2 wake-ups) each night, without any melatonin or theanine. I am still getting the strange/weird/scary dreams but they aren’t quite as strange/weird/scary without the sleep aids.
Memory/Disassociation: I had a few mild cases of anxiety. I haven’t noticed any changes in my memory. No disassociation.
Vision: I think I only had vision loss once this past month. I did have the sparkles in my vision a few separate times though.
“I can feel the emotional effects of so many nights of severe flare ups/crashes. Either tears or anger are imminent”
Fibromyalgia: One of my biggest struggles this time around. My left calf is consistently tight/cramping. As long as I don’t do too much with my hands (!!), they have been good overall. But the overall, moving fibropain has been intense.
TMJ: This is still a pretty constant pain. The left side tends to hover around a 4/10, while the right side stays around a 7 or 8/10. The front of my neck hurts/tight at least a few days a week. My teeth ache and often I can feel the nerves pulsing from my jaw up to my temples.
Fatigue: Like I already said, this was (and is) bad. I’ll have days where I feel pretty good, except the fatigue is weighing me down.
Weight Loss: I have only weighed a few times. But I haven’t been strict on my diet as well as not being able to get up and moving much lately. I am really hoping that changes soon.
Mood: This has been all over the place wonky. I am going to increase xiao chai hu tang this week, as it seems to help even this problem out.
Bladder: This has, again, been a struggle this month. Frequent trips – suddenly urgent trips. ugh.
snuggle time
What I’m currently taking:
Vitamins/Supplements: A, Ashwagandha, B2, B complex, Berberine, Butterbur, Calcium/Magnesium, Chaste Tree Berry, Ceanothus, Coq10, Complete Mineral Complex, DMSA, D3, E, Feverfew, Fibronol, Horse Chestnut, Iron, Iberogast, Noni Fruit, St. John’s Wort, Xiao Chai Hu Tang. and Soon – H2PLX
tinctures : Pulsatilla, Belladonna
essential oils – peppermint, lavender, frankincense, Doterra blends – Motivate, Peace, and a tension one that I can’t remember the name of
Clonidine – prescription pain pill
~Laura
the start of a good life 
Always praying!
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Hey, you’re having a rough time. I know some of what you’re going through as I have TMJ+Trigeminal Neuralgia and fibromyalgia, but your symptoms sound way worse than mine are at the moment. That nerve feeling from your jaw – that sounds like Trigeminal-Neuralgia. You should get that checked out. Wishing you all the best
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I’m sorry you’re dealing with such pain as well! Augh. I go to a body work doctor who is absolutely wonderful, for my TMJ and back pain. Thanks for stopping by!
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