I think, too, that my immune system might be off a little (again) -- I thought a sure fire sign that it was better was that I caught a cold in January, but littleA has been fighting something and I show no signs of getting it (except more than usual exhaustion and the above weird sleep patterns) so I'm wondering if my immune system is being over-stimulated again so I'm not catching the cold ... backwards or forwards? It's so hard to tell!
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Nerves twitching....wild dreams from 4-6am.....sounds familiar...I do the same with the wild dreams and Joel has the leg twitches like restless legs. Could this be any kind of Lyme flare up? I don't know about the immune system~ it could be overstimulating from an outside source. I don't sleep well at night if I have been stirred up before bed or watched tv to late. Hope it settles soon.
Renee,
It's interesting you ask if it's a Lyme flare up; I was wondering the same thing and started the Bicillin shots again, so ... we'll see. I was able to take a really good deep sleeping nap this afternoon so maybe that will help. I find that like a youngster, I don't sleep well if I'm too tired. I should check everything around the house for stimulants -- we are totally fragrance free, but that doesn't mean something else isn't contributing -- the spring flowers even. Thanks for your observations!
Vivid dreams are a part of CFS - sometimes I sort of like them; it's like watching movies every night! Other times it's a pain - like if I watch a suspenseful movie before bed, then have chase dreams all night! I get my most vivid in the early morning hours, too. And my son says that his legs wake him up every morning - he says it feel like he has to stretch his muscles.
I rarely "catch" a virus, but it does sometimes happen. The rest of the time, just being exposed to one causes a crash - the immune system over-responds, like you said. This whole fall and winter have been bad that way - I can't wait for the worst of virus season to end!!
Hope next week is better for you. Meanwhile, rest and take care of yourself!
Sue
I'm going to have to write a post about the whole immune system thing. I don't think I have it figured out. I'd like to find out how it affects other people.
Sue~
thanks, as aways, for your insight. I've been a little crashed & it could be from fighting off the virus I didn't "catch"
Shelli~
Please do! I don't understand it, really, either ;)
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