What do you think? If you wake up fatigued and try to stay up but cannot, so you head back to bed. Then you wake up again and still have very little strength and feel exhausted, should you exercise to try to perk up or should you rest some more?
Kayday
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
I get up by 10 to eat. Then I lay down and rest some more till 11. Then I go to the gym.
Usually I feel better, but if I don't, I come home and lay down again.
I think it's good to get moving, but I'd keep to doing weights until you build up your stamina. Cardio will wear you out more.
I just started cardio again ... but only 15 minutes per day.
My LLMD has me on NT Factor. You can only get the pure stuff from a doctor. I'm no longer as fatigued as I was. I don't know if we're just making progress with the Lyme/babs or if it's the NT Factor that has made the difference.
Posted by farah (Member # 8496) on :
Hi Kayda,
Sometimes sleeping makes us even more sluggish and increases pain, because laying down for an extended period reduces our blood circulation.
Usually doing something to get your blood circulation moving, and more oxygen pumping through your body helps more, though it may make you herx first before you feel better.
All a person wants to do with this illness is rest, but a bit of movement can help. Other things that can improve circulation include a hot bath, or a massage, or sitting in a sauna. Anything to get the blood moving may help.
Farah
Posted by bejoy (Member # 11129) on :
I get more energy from exercise, even if I don't wanna or feel like I can't do it. I have to pace myself, though. I can do more some days than others.
Posted by AZURE WISH (Member # 804) on :
I am too sick to exercise... and that is just the way it is for me right now.
I know some people adovocate that exercise should be done always....
but I dont think these people have the same degree of symptoms or perhaps its just catorgorically different than me.
At any rate I have learned to listen to my body. If brief period of lite exercise is going to keep me in bed for a day or more I really dont see how that is benefical.
My advice would be to listen to your body and I would also ask your llmd what he thinks.
- But as always this is just the opinion of a lyme patient.
Best wishes
Posted by Aniek (Member # 5374) on :
This depends.
Is the fatigue like this every day? If yes, then I would say you do need to get some exercise. Start very small, maybe walking down the driveway to get the mail. Maybe do some stretching to get the blood moving.
If the fatigue is not ordinary, or happens only every so often, then I would exercise on the days with more energy and let my body rest on the days it is fatigued.
I had a week of extreme fatigue last month. When I pushed myself to go to yoga, I really regretted it. It took every drop of energy left right out of me. Usually, yoga energizes me.
I realized I needed to just take it easy and sleep a lot. The fatigue eventually passed.
My advice to perk up is to drink lots of water and eat fresh fruit, veggies and protein. Stay away from caffeine and processed foods. Let your body get natural energy.
Posted by MariaA (Member # 9128) on :
I'm pretty sure (my opinion only but a strong one) that our fatigue symptoms are caused by different things being attacked by the Lyme. For example, antibiotics help some people's fatigue quickly, and not others', and detoxification regimens seem to help the fatigue of some people and not others.
I personally would guess that there's no 'one size fits all' answer on that one.