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Re: Endometriosis and fatigueFrom: shona (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu Sep 29 14:49:46 2005
At Wed, 31 Mar 2004, SH wrote: > >I'm right there with you. My husband teases me because of how early I >go to bed. He'll say "It's 8:00, past your bedtime". And I can sleep >for 12 or 13 hours and it's the same as if I slept for 2. I think it's >a combination of all my pain medication, the fact that have no appetite >a lot of the time, and of course, the pain. It's definitely real, I can >testify to that. > >At Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Heather wrote: >> >>At Sat, 27 Mar 2004, Michelle wrote: >>> >>>I was just wandering if anyone else out there has chronic fatigue? I >>>have had this disease (or at least known I've had it for 2 years.) I am >>>28 years old, and I feel like my life is lacking because I am always so >>>tired. I talked to my doctor and he feels it's the anti-depressants I >>>take, but I've been on them in years past and been ok. I guess in his >>>mind all that endo is is pain. Pain is not always my worst symptom. >>>It's fatigue, bloating, allergy problems, and I get sick so easily. Does >>>anyone else out there have these problems? I am getting so frustrated >>>because most people look at me and think that I look healthy, so I must >>>be faking. It's very hard having such a debilitation disease that is >>>invisible to the naked eye. I'm am just curious if it's just me, or if >>>a lot of endo sufferers have these symptoms. Any input on how to have >>>more energy would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>>-- >>>Michelle >>> >>Michelle, >>I know how you feel. I am always exausted. I am not on anti >>depressants so i think it's the endo that does it. I have only knowm > >>about it for a month but I have had chronic fatigue for about 4 years >>and lots of pain. I don't always have a "Reason" for being so exausted, >>so like you say every one thinks I am faking it or I want attention. It >>really irritates me because I am 27 years old, i am not a child who >>needs to fake an illness to be petted. I really don't need attention. I >>just want someone who will listen to me talk about how I feel and not >>say I think it's all in your head you read too much. I wish people >>understood how dibilitating this disease is without actually having to >>suffer through it, because i would not wish all of this on my worst >>enemy. I also read somewhere that Fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome >>has been linked to endo, the endo triggers it some how I think. You can >>ask your Doc,but they usually don't see fibromyalgia as a real disese, >>so it may take a specialist. My aunt has it. Do your muscles and >>Joints ache like when you have the flu, for no reason at all? That is >>one of the main symptoms of fibro/chronic fatigue. I only know this >>because my aunt has it and she told me the symptoms so I could talk to >>my doc about it if I had them. >>Any way you are not alone in the fatigue department and even if everyone >>else thinks your faking I know your not, because I have it too. >>Heather
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