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Posted: 24 July 2008 at 12:32pm | IP Logged

I have been really pretty bad recently. It could be down to my medication but its all medication I have tried before and I have never felt like this - this feels seperate to my other problems.

I am exhausted all the time, even though I am now sleeping better with the morphine. I am feeling a bit low although better now am on anti ds, but again it feels different to previous depression I have suffered, its difficult to explain but it just feels very strange. I am also having regular hot flushes, for no apparant reason. I never used to actually sweat but now I break out in beads of sweat across my forehead and top lip. This happens 9 or 10 times a day and sometimes I actually have to change my clothes as I am dripping.

I feel mentally exhauted too. If I spend time in a group of people I feel shattered and just need to get out and lay down. I have always been a very social person so I find it difficult to understand.

Also all of my joints and mussles seem to ache all the time. It seems to have got steadily worse for a few weeks now and now I feel like I am struggling to get through the day. Just putting a load of washing on, or even just playing with Eds for a few minutes exhaustes me and I have to lay down for a few mins and try and switch off before I can carry on.

I am going to see the doctor but they seem to put most things down to my medication and actually I have been feeling like this for a while now, before even my last injections when I wasnt even on my meds.

Posted: 24 July 2008 at 1:52pm | IP Logged

Hun definatly get yourself to the docs and get a mot.

Ask about the possiblity of being anemic (sp) etc. Could the cold sweats etc be hormone fluctuations or a side effect to the meds.

As for lack of get up and go..... has it been since you've not been able to dance and cycle? Is there anything fun you and eds could do in the garden? A roll of wallpaper/washing up bowl of water to clean feet and do some footprints and hand printing pics?

Increase your fruit and veg and make sure you drink lots of water to de-tox and flush out any badies.

Hugs hun and i hope they get to the bottom if things soon for you.

Posted: 24 July 2008 at 2:16pm | IP Logged

Definately get checked out hunny, you need to get an mot, like zany says, to rule anything else out.

Massive hugs and let us know how you get on hunny xxxxxxxx