Did it again, foolish, now I'm paying for it - Fibromyalgia Message Board

seaturtle · 09-02-2008, 07:44 PM

Well, for the last couple of weeks, I've been going top-speed. (I have a couple of psychiatric conditions that put me into periods of a kind of hypomania.

I wasn't sleeping at all well and kept on going. A couple of days ago, I crashed down intto the exhaustion and headaches and awful neck pain, muscle twitches and trigger point pain.

What's bothering me now is that I am getting firmly on the Pity Pot because I want so much to do more, I enjoy doing this so much. We've had 3 beautiful days when I could have been working outside, taking a walk, joining friends.
Instead, I've had to rest a lot and just tolerate the headaches.

I guess I am just whining here, and asking for some advice about getting so agitated when I go into the exhaustion and pain again.

Thanks for listening. I hope everyone is not feeling too bad today,

Seaturtle

poppy7 · 09-02-2008, 07:55 PM

Aww seaturtle, at a guess most of us have been there, done that and suffered for it ! You carry on whining as much as you want (hugs) . We all have days when we think "sod it" and try to carry on as if nothing is wrong, then spend the next few days when our bodies kick back at us for pushing ourselves too much. Love your Pity Pot though

I think the hardest part of fibro is realising that some days we have to let our bodies dictate what we do and not the other way around. Annoying I know but I get through it by thinking that if I can have a laugh about the silly things I do or say with fog then I'm still in control.
Hope you feel better soon.
(hugs) Poppy x

Pammyann · 09-08-2008, 09:55 AM

Hi Seaturtle, (love that name,as i collect turtles)

We fibros have to pace ourselves. It is very hard to do, but it helps us to keep going and be able to do the things we want to do most.

Pammy

Moonlady · 09-08-2008, 10:47 AM

The way I have been handling it is what someone else told me a while back and it was good advice.

Look at it like you have a full tank of gas.. you feel good and are ready for anything.. but if you rev it up and take off too fast you are going to use a lot more gas and end up on empty before you are able to or can afford to fill up again. You are stuck on empty (out of gas) for a while!

Take is slow and easy and rest often so the gas lasts a lot longer and you are able to refill before you are on empty, that is my motto to live by.

sweetjerseygirl · 09-08-2008, 11:02 AM

Hi seaturttle, Guess what? I just finish taking out my week-end frustrations on my body. First of all, i had an emergency visit with my Doctor on Friday. I had not been feeling right for almost two weeks, but we all spark different aches and pains on certain days.

The most irritating was the itchyness in my face from my ear tubes. Also the roof of my mouth and i had a sore throat. Next thing i know im sneezing and congested, so i say to the hubby, "Well Faith was in the Jeep the other day and she sounded like she had a cold, i must have caught it" ! Surprize ! wrong !! Wished i could make that sound from Family Fued right now !

The Doctor kindly told me that not only did i have two ear infections but i had a respitory infection also, which is what i started figuring because i had em before, i kept saying to my hubby, my body just feel like it wants to sleep all the time, before i went to the Doctor's office, Well by Friday i had enough, so because i had to spend the week-end in bed, i woke up feeling a little better today ! I went for a jog and pulled out my knee, put the small brace on it and went into concert with my buddy Bon Jovi on the Gazell for 86 mins, i know i should stay at 20 or 30 mins at the most but because i had to miss my week-end plans that iv had for over a month i was really mad just laying there thinking about i, ew !!! So ya think im going to be hurting later on today or tomorrow ?

Oh well i did manage to throw away my anger, its bad enough we have fibro but when we have to deal with things on top of it, everything intensifies, so now i gave it another reason too, im already starting to feel it sitting here. I will be at your party soon girl, dont you worry ! Hey iv done it a million times to myself when i felt really good (which can be so hard to come by) and wanted to be normal again.... I over do it and bam !!! Do you think i have learned ? Obviously Not !!! And what would you like me to bring some energy, compassion, remarkable give me my life back pills ? You name it girl and i will bring it even with my own whinning i will bring whatever we both will need....Hang in there i always say better days are ahead and take care of yourself. Maybe we could yell at one another for wanting so much that we cant have anymore but still try !!!