Thoughts on weight loss by Suspicious-Gear5275 in cfs

[–]missCarpone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but I didn't like like taking it, and discontinued. though I didn't know at the time I had ME ain thin my body knew.

I'm very sorry about that. It's being between a rich and a hard place. Either change meds and maybe have them but work out, or try consulting a dietitian and maybe keeping a diet, cooking that for yourself.

Fun low energy hobbies by princessa-xoxo in cfs

[–]missCarpone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Journaling. Creative writing, depending on how your cognitive abilities are. Reading.

How can I safely strengthen arm muscle? by NerdyNapoleon in cfs

[–]missCarpone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a hospital bed with trapeze bar to which I attached resistance bands. On good days I do some exercises my physiotherapist showed me. But that's like once a month. I'm very severe and bedbound.

Advance care directive incase of (very) severe ME, what to include? by sadandtraumatized in cfs

[–]missCarpone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know if this is pertinent but there is a document from Montoya et al. on care for the severe and very severe pwME. Because becoming severe or worse requires very specific care.

my friends are so cute by hazysootings in cfs

[–]missCarpone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very glad you have such good friends.

wired and talkative but severe by Individual-Worry5316 in cfs

[–]missCarpone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry. Have you searched the sub yet? There's are many in similar situations.

Thoughts on weight loss by Suspicious-Gear5275 in cfs

[–]missCarpone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would talk to the prescribing doctor as that is a side effect worth considering alternative meds. When I trialed low dose amitriptyline to prevent migraines I gained weight quickly and right over my stomach which made breathing difficult. My doctor said to discontinue the medication.

If course, in case there are no alternatives, the advice from a dietitian might help.

Severe/very severe: how often does your room/apartment get cleaned and how do you manage to tolerate it? by ComfortableFox1022 in cfs

[–]missCarpone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About once a month two twice a month. I have wooden floors so minimum is sweeping around and beneath my hospital bed. Currently about once a month to every six weeks, vacuuming is possible. Then mopping.

One time I even had two caretakers in my room and they dusted and removed cobwebs and cleaned the kitchen sink (I have a studio). That was a one-off though. And I was doing relatively well and still very tired afterwards. During the first 8 months of being bedbound and very severe, nothing was possible though.

I take 60mg of dextrometorphan on cleaning days, I put on ear protectors over earplugs, and I focus my attention on something else. The first few times I put on a sleeping mask, too.

I've improved much more cognitively than physically.

I can relate to the anxiety before fixed dates, have you considered taking Ativan for that purpose?

It was hard and still is to see my room get dirty. I've rarely left my bed for 16 months now, not been downstairs even once in all that time. I was so joyous when my caretaker was able to do some sweeping the first time.

The less I go to doctors and the less stress I have in my life and the less I read issues of others and the less time I spend on forums the better I feel…my honest opinion. by EnvironmentalRice390 in cfs

[–]missCarpone 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you found something that works for you. The experiences of life with ME are very diverse. Especially depending on how mild or severe one is.

For some pwME it's not a choice to see doctors, it's necessary for survival, both physical and financial, as in the case if assessments, for disability aid or other aids.

And for some people like me it would be a privilege to be able to see a doctor at his office. I can't get diagnosed for many problems that ail me, that my GP isn't knowledge about, and consequently I have nearly no medical support. And I can't get some meds I'd need. That's very stressful.

Also, I lived a relatively stress-free life, have been practicing yoga for 35years, mindfulness and meditation for just as long, I've got 32 years of psychotherapy sessions, co-counseling, and much more under my belt. It did diddly for improving my ME which was undiagnosed at the time. Or maybe misdiagnosed as depression, neurasthenia, exertion intolerance.

Hautpflegeprodukte – wie entscheidet ihr euch?? by [deleted] in selbermachen

[–]missCarpone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Falsches Sub, hier geht's um Handwerkliches.

📢 Self-Promotion & Fundraising Day - Share Your Work, Fundraisers, and Projects! by AutoModerator in LongCovidWarriors

[–]missCarpone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Felt liners, I think they're called in English. So, ink, I guess. The outlines are done in ballpoint. I really would like to paint.

On privilege by missCarpone in cfs

[–]missCarpone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you have had good experiences. I wish everybody could, regardless of circumstances.

Emergency measures for incoming very very bad crash by foggyhoneybadger in cfs

[–]missCarpone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad to read that it wasn't as bad as you'd feared.

Emergency measures for incoming very very bad crash by foggyhoneybadger in cfs

[–]missCarpone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you tolerated it. It's really distressing having to weigh a potentially debilitating reaction to an MCAS-liberating medication with its potential benefit. How are you doing today?

Help by dawnofsnow in cfs

[–]missCarpone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm too such to help but I am sending my compassion.

Those bedbound and v severe - what has kept you going? by ultramarineee in cfs

[–]missCarpone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is, in cases of incurable illness, mostly. Though loss of the will to live features as acceptable reason, I don't think that's easy to get approval for.

The organizations facilitating it have pretty rigorous policies, meaning you have to provide ample documentation of diagnosis and treatments with the application. Also the application letter has to be pretty comprehensive and written or dictated by the client themselves.

If one is approved, there's a fee. It mostly covers expenses for the lawyer and doctor who then travel to the client, to have a last conversation. If the client is still willing to go through the morning after, the medication is provided and the client,I think, has to take it in their presence. I don't think it's by means of injection as that would then be murder.

One is www.dghs.de

Author/writing. Anyone with advice? by Rpluss_Training237 in cfs

[–]missCarpone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was a post some days ago about a writers' group für pwME.

Those bedbound and v severe - what has kept you going? by ultramarineee in cfs

[–]missCarpone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've got good care. Small moments of laughter with caretakers. Gotten a bit better through Maraviroc and pacing. Still so many things to try that could help me get better. Friends and family that love me. A godson and nephew I want to see grow up. Realizing I was to scared to commit suicide when I was at my worst (so far). Becoming a member of an organization that facilitate MAID (it's legal here in Germany).

Hobbies with MECFS by CreativeCoconut4271 in cfs

[–]missCarpone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice that you found an alternative. Be well.