I hope you have all been well. I haven’t been. I discovered about a week ago I am a little low on iron. It isn’t anything serious, it just needs to be addressed and corrected. When I was writing my last blog post, I was so weak and dizzy I almost fell off my chair. I never felt quite like that before with a CFS/ME flare up.

I chalked the way I was feeling up to the time of year when I flare up the most, however, I could never really shake the feeling something was wrong. I kept dismissing the fact something else may have been going on with me. Then, when I was at my monthly chiropractor appointment, it popped into my head to ask them to draw blood work on me since it was the time of year for it and I was right there. So, they got my right into their lab. Boy, am I glad I did. This is why I missed last week. I am on top of it with iron supplements every other day. Apparently, studies have shown iron is better absorbed if it is taken on alternate days.

Fatigue from iron deficiency on top of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; lucky me. Oh well, I haven’t been focusing on the CFS quite as much. Maybe that’s a good thing.

I will be working on another informational series about the latest scientific findings on the cause of CFS. I have been wanting to do this for a while now, however, a very high stress year has been getting in the way. There are some interesting correlations between patients’ heart rates taken during waking hours as well as sleeping hours among other things, which will aid in finding a cure or a treatment for this dreadful disease. This is interesting since I get heart palpitations and a rapid heartbeat at times, and it seems to coincide with my flare ups. I am researching it now as my iron deficient body allows.

Well, that’s all that’s on my little mind this week. Take care, and I will write again soon!

Hugs,
Beckie

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