Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

kenvj · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject: A problem I could do without

Whilst I am continuing to improve using the Ashok Gupta Amygdala Retraining Technique - this is showing up something I could do without.
I have had CFS to some degree or other for over 20 years but 5 years ago when I was 69 years old it became very severe to the point where I had a big problem walking a hundred yards and for 4 years I was housebound. After that I improved slightly with the help of Vitamin B12, injections and oral so that I could at least go shopping with my wife but little more than that and even then I would go backwards every so often. Over that 5 year period I have gone from 69 years old to 74 years old - now this is a time when even healthy people start to go back physically simply due to age - and thats my problem. I don't know where I should be physically. I am now getting some more energy thanks to Ashok and I am trying to improve physically by walking round my garden perimeter several times a day - but my legs are weak and I don't know how far I can push myself - but at least I am not getting a relapse by doing this - but Oh how I rue those lost years!
Ken

jaykay · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:59 am Post subject:

i think that one of the keys to dealing with cfs is you have to know your limits. I know that if i do too much exercise, that i wil pay for it ove the next few days. It doesnt seem bad at the time, but it always hits me later. Also i know i feel really sick when i drink alcohol, so i had to stop that all together.

Also b12 really helps me also. I think its one of the supplements that helps me the most. Im taking sublingual b12, but i wanted to give the shots a try.

Trish D · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:19 am Post subject:

I agree with JayKay about knowing your limits. I have tried to do many things in good faith and with the right intention, only to pay the price days later. Right now I am improving and I am paranoid about doing the "wrong" thing which will make me decline again.

I too cant drink alcohol without feeling really sick which meant I couldnt drink at my own wedding. It tends to make me feel a bit of a social misfit but I cant risk it.

CFS makes you re-access your ENTIRE life.

jaykay · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:33 am Post subject:

i do like to drink but its really not that hard of a choice, when the consequences are being sick for a week and messing up any of the progress ive made. I also get paranoid about what i eat and what i do. Im afraid certain foods and sugar, alcohol, is going to ruin my progress

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

A problem I could do without