Severe Fatigue/Flu Symptoms

rockyranger90 · Post by **rockyranger90** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:29 am

Does anyone suffer from severe bouts of fatigue? I guess you could always say I've been a tired person in general, ever since I was younger. But this past 6 months or so I've noticed my fatigue being really bad. It's to the point where even the most common daily chores has become a struggle. I also get these flu type symptoms that come out of nowhere and last maybe a couple hours and go away. Just get achy and lethargic. I have trouble concentrating and feel in a fog a lot. My eyes have trouble focusing...I can see, but I have a hard time seeing details and taking things in. Yes, like most of us I have recently gone to my doctor and have had an Ekg as well as blood work done. All has come back fine. I am currently waiting on brain MRI results because of daily migraine type symptoms. Anyone else get these type of symptoms caused from their anxiety? Other thoughts like chronic fatigue, lyme disease or adrenal exhaustion enter my mind and I will talk to my doctor about those possibilities at a later date. Thanks for any comments!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:32 am

I get like that alot. mine kinda feels like all of a sudden the energy from my body drains out. I get very shakey also. The headaches, back and shoulder aches wear me out. I make sure I eat every few hours to keep my strength up, and lots of water. My guess its the anxiety.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:18 am

hey rockyranger,

as long as a doctor has run you through some basic tests and everything has come back fine, then you may want to consider something else.

one book to look into is Adrenal Fatigue: 21st Century Disease/ it talks about the role that chronic stress and anxiety ultimately has on the body, and that is wearing down the adrenal glands.

i am reading this book right now, and it is amazing how much the adrenal glands control in the body, and fatigue is one of the symptoms.

i suffer from hypothyroidism, and I am learning that this could have been caused indirectly by excessive stress and fatigued adrenals as the adrenal glands also ensure against autoimmune conditions in the body by regulating antibodies.

the bad news is that the modern medical establishment will most likely not even acknowledge a sub-clinical case of overworked adrenals that would be in fatigue (i tried it with my doctor and she only quoted me adrenal cancer symptoms). the author of the book goes on to explain that modern pharmaceutical ("big" pharmaceutical) can find no money in a treatment for it, and have so much influence in modern medical schools, that it is not even addressed. there is no money to be made, so treat it as if it does not exist.

the author goes on to state that this is strange behavior, as it was a very recognized condition 100 years ago. somewhere along the line, it stopped being a concern.

on the good side, treatment includes a clean diet, elimination or lessening of stress, and p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e among other things...all within your power. no drugs needed. sugar, caffeine, and other stimulants will need to be eliminated, and there are other changes, but putting yourself and your health first is probably the best underlying premise towards healing.

taking care of yourself first, imagine that, huh?

and when you think about the breakneck, multi-tasking, win-at-all-cost society (which is completely the opposite of how nature and the human body is designed to work) in which we live, problems such as insomnia, anxiety, depression, autoimmune disorders, and adrenal problems all reflect the society we live in. our lifestyle's are against nature.

check out the book. see your doctor. and if there are no underlying medical concerns, look up the book on adrenal fatigue. it might help out.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:50 am

I'm going to get that book. And I agree with you that our anxiety is a normal reaction to a totally abnormal society. I wish we lived like the Europeans.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:39 am

I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and friends of mine who have Fibromyalgia. We all suffer with those same symptoms. Do you notice your joints hurting or feeling swollen/inflamed? Severe/chronic anxiety can do a number on our bodies and cause the same symptoms as well. I have noticed that after a very bad day of high anxiety/panic attacks I feel drained and totally out of it the next day. I have IBS also and it flares up when I let myself get to keyed up and upset.

Hang in there.

God bless,
Susan

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:24 am

I had all the same symptoms about 3 years ago, it was secondary depression. Went to the hospital etc, etc. etc. Cleared up after 3-4 months (anxiety remained) and am recovering from anxiety.

If you have been checked out already as your said then you need to stop OCDing about it thinking it is something serious. Know it is either anxiety/depression and that should help alleviate it. Monitoring your body has to stop as it create thoughts of concern which always in turn releases hormones, chemicals into your blood stream.

Focus on recovery from your "what if" thoughts.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:23 pm

I was diagnosed with postural postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Causes tiredness, weakness, bad headaches, all kinds of stuff. Do you ever feel dizzy or have a fast heart rate after standing or climbing stairs? If so, you should definitely look into this possibility.

R.T.E. · Post by **R.T.E.** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:53 pm

When I was really depressed I was tired and felt spacey all the time. My doctor couldn't find anything physically wrong with me. One day I went to a MD who put me on Paxil, that made me feel a lot better. doing this program makes me feel he best. I rarely feel tired now.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:57 pm

Hi Rocky Ranger; There are supplements called Corvalen and Corvalen M that might help with the fatigue. Google Corvalen and read their website. On one of the pages is a magazine article that is interesting. I hope this helps you.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:13 pm

Originally posted by dnlsnow:
I was diagnosed with postural postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Causes tiredness, weakness, bad headaches, all kinds of stuff. Do you ever feel dizzy or have a fast heart rate after standing or climbing stairs? If so, you should definitely look into this possibility.

lol (at me), I diagnosed myself with that once.