I'm in bed, exhausted.
Not my normal type of post under this title I admit, but I have the energy for nothing more. The last 6 weeks of trips to and from Birmingham have taken their toll and I am trying to build up strength for the next one. True to form at a time of overexertion my ME has shown it's true colours. I can push myself for so long, run on adrenaline, but without regular rest and being able to pace myself, the crash was inevitable.
This is a common, almost usual, response for those suffering this dreadful illness. Why then does the medical establishment keep pushing Graded Exercise Therapy?? Do they want us to remain sick, perhaps so they can pump us full of antidepressants and earn their kudos from the drug companies? After all if a causative agent and appropriate treatment was found, the treatment time would be finite and so would the amount of drugs needed. The multi-nationals wouldn't like that would they??
Not my normal type of post under this title I admit, but I have the energy for nothing more. The last 6 weeks of trips to and from Birmingham have taken their toll and I am trying to build up strength for the next one. True to form at a time of overexertion my ME has shown it's true colours. I can push myself for so long, run on adrenaline, but without regular rest and being able to pace myself, the crash was inevitable.
This is a common, almost usual, response for those suffering this dreadful illness. Why then does the medical establishment keep pushing Graded Exercise Therapy?? Do they want us to remain sick, perhaps so they can pump us full of antidepressants and earn their kudos from the drug companies? After all if a causative agent and appropriate treatment was found, the treatment time would be finite and so would the amount of drugs needed. The multi-nationals wouldn't like that would they??
3 comments:
Hugs Jas, hope it passes soon, we think we have bottomless reserves and then get shocked when we relaspe... guess this just shows us we can't push it like we have been doing. Hope you feel better soon x
Hugs Jas, only rest seems to help when one is so totally exhausted.
Thanks for your kind messages.
xx
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