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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / May 2008Fatigue/Couldn't Get Out of Bed
Hello, I am new to this group. I am a 40 year old female that has a long history of allergy/sinus problems. I have had 6 (yes 6) sinus surgeries since 1997. I don't really recommend them. Once you have one that is it...... This is the first year in about 15 years that I have not had a sinus infection (YEA ME!). I have been going through some other problems and made sure I kept on top of keeping my sinuses clear with a sinus rinse (highly recommended). I also started taking Omega 3. A new problem has emerged that has me really freaked out! Last week, on Tuesday, my alarm went off to get up for work and I could barley raise myself to turn it off I was so tired. I couldn't even contact my work place to let them know that I would not be coming in until I woke later that morning (@10:30 a.m.), and then I slept most of the day. I was tired the next day but not fatigued like the day before. Then this Wednesday the same thing happened again, but I did not wake until 11:30 a.m. and slept most of the afternoon. (Thankfully work understands). Unfortunately I am a contract worker and DO NOT get paid if I don't work. I went to my allergist yesterday and he really had not ever heard of fatigue this bad, he did mention that a lot of people this year were complaining of fatigue, and I did read that the pollen counts are worse this spring due to the drought we had last year. I take Zytrec for my allergies (my insurance doesn’t cover much), and he gave me a prescription of Singular to take on top of that - with hopes it would help. I have a hard time with the nasal sprays because as soon as I spray them I sneeze them out.. Has anyone heard or encountered this? What did you do? HELP! (I realize this is only going to last until the pollen count goes down, but I can't be missing work like this). Thanks, G > and made sure I kept on top of keeping my sinuses clear with a sinus > rinse (highly recommended). I also started taking Omega 3. How exactly do you rinse... what equipment, procedure, etc? > Hello, I am new to this group. I am a 40 year old female that has a > long history of allergy/sinus problems. I have had 6 (yes 6) sinus [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > realize this is only going to last until the pollen count goes down, > but I can't be missing work like this). Thanks, G Maybe try a combination of Nasarel spray and Ipratropium Bromide spray. They are not very harsh. The Nasarel or any other steroid spray will prevent any inflammation. If you sneeze them out, try spraying several times even after a sneeze. The Ipratropium Bromide is a drug used for COPD. It is a drying agent. One last spray that I use is Afrin. There is an addiction factor with this drug so be careful. I use Afrin before I spray any of the other drugs into my nose. Afrin will open your nose so that you can get the other meds into the area where they will do the most good. Maybe if you can get the membranes to dry out and drain the mucus, you will be able to rid yourself of the fatigue. Another question I will ask is if you condition is fatigue or drowsiness. I used to confuse the two. I have drowsiness. At one time in my life, a doctor tried to control my "fatigue" with Ritalin. Once I was able to control the drowsiness, much of my sinus problems became controllable. Notice I did not say that they went away. I can just conrtol the symptoms to the point where I feel a lot better. > Last week, > on Tuesday, my alarm went off to get up for work and I could barley [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > paid if I don't work. > Has anyone heard or encountered this? What did you do? HELP! Go to sleep earlier the night before. I sleep 9 hours every night. To get up at 8 AM, I have to be in bed by 10 PM the night before.  SignatureSteven L. Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. Thank you all for your responses: I will look into the Ipratropium Bromide spray. I do not have any mucus in my nose all my passages are clear all I have is a small runny nose sometimes. I do not have fatigue that has been rulled out. I did try Adderall for ADHD for a while to give me energy but had bad results with that. I usually go to bed around 10:00 p.m. every night and had no warning the night before that I was going to become this fatigued the next morning. It really just happened overnight - no signs or symptoms before hand except for the sinus headache but I had had that for about a week beforehand - it was just 10 times worse the day before. But I have had those before that bad without the fatigue - I will keep an eye on that (thanks :) ). For the sinus rinse I have used all different types. I started out years ago with the baby irrigator with a salt/baking soda mix and warm water, then moved on to a water pik and gradually had to move the intensity of the stream of water all the way up. After my last surgery I was fine for a while and was able to stop, when things started back up again last season my ENT specialist gave me the NeilMed Sinus Rinse and that is what I have been using since. At this time I am not getting any discharge out of my nose and use it mostly after I have cut the grass to keep the pollen out of my nose. It is really a mystery to me, and I haven't been able to find anything on the web about it. I will keep looking. Again thank you. Gail > Thank you all for your responses: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > It is really a mystery to me, and I haven't been able to find anything > on the web about it. I will keep looking. Again thank you. Gail Most "sinus headaches" are migraine--and the post migraine state includes extreme fatigue. Just a thought. Judy > Thank you all for your responses: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > It is really a mystery to me, and I haven't been able to find anything > on the web about it. I will keep looking. Again thank you. Gail Pain is a sign of attack. Your body puts you to sleep when it needs energy to make antibodies. Is you temperature slightly elevated? 99 or so? The infection does not block you nasal passages until the mat gets thick enough to block you nasal passages. Make a cup of VERY strong tea. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and 4 bags of splenda. ( yes ALL I know it is not xyitol but it works and is more gentle in my opinion.) and use that and see what comes out. You will feel a very strong feeling of pulling as the goo detaches. Also try using s Pepcid complete as you would a throat lozenge. No quick fix. If you are not allergic take some Advil, as it interferes with goo formation (fibrin ogalimerization.) > Pain is a sign of attack. > Your body puts you to sleep when it needs energy to make antibodies. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > No quick fix. If you are not allergic take some Advil, as it > interferes with goo formation (fibrin ogalimerization.) Elizabeth, how does squirting maltodextrin up your nose work as well as xylitol to prevent bacterial adhesion? Maltodextrin is basically what's the entire bulk of a Splenda packet. I've seen scientific evidence for xylitol, none for maltodextrin. Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Susan having used 500g of mannose and 1000g of xylitol various concoctions in the last 8 years, I am aware if their good points and also that they have a chalky uncomfortable feel to them and kind of wanted to make me hurt. In my experience, (and I am now enough ahead of it to sleep without closeing up and to be able to smell things like fabric softener), Splenda works just as well, is cheaper and is much more readily available. Before that I also used Stevia, a plant extract, and it had about the same effect. The bugs seem to discriminate sweet about the same as we do. I havn't used saccharine even though it might work better because of the sulfur in it, because saccharine always sort or makes me sick. > having used 500g of mannose and 1000g of xylitol various concoctions > in the last 8 years, I am aware if their good points and also that > they have a chalky uncomfortable feel to them and kind of wanted to > make me hurt. I got the uncomfortable chalkiness from xylitol only when I used a ginormous concentration. Is that what's required? > In my experience, (and I am now enough ahead of it to sleep without > closeing up and to be able to smell things like fabric softener), [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > better because of the sulfur in it, because saccharine always sort or > makes me sick. So here's my question; is it the Splenda/sucralose (which is available in liquid, maltodextrin free form) or the corn stuff doing the job? What exactly is the theory about sweeteners other than xylitol, I mean how do they produce the effect you describe? Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Susan Susan: I can only speculate. Bacteria are "supposed to" attach to certain sites on the cell wall where sugars are expressed. The theory behind xyitol and mannose is that the bacteria become confused. Since the stivia also works, and licorice works, I think that anything that tastes sweet to us will apparently bait the bacteria away from their attachment to some degree. > > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > that tastes sweet to us will apparently bait the bacteria away from > their attachment to some degree. Susan: Also remember that in general I do not irrigate, except just occasionally. I do most of my treating by what I hold in my mouth. I just never got the hang of doing it right. I moved the infection from one side to the other by irrigating and blew out an eardrum when I sneezed. Then I drained pus from it for a while. So I hold, sniff, spit and blow. And swab out my nose. > Susan: > Also remember that in general I do not irrigate, except just [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Then I drained pus from it for a while. So I hold, sniff, spit and > blow. And swab out my nose. I see, I didn't know you didn't irrigate. I've got to be very careful with pressure, too, very easy to force stuff into the tubes. Thanks for the explanations. Susan On 5/3/08 5:13 PM, in article 684dc7F2r89pdU1@mid.individual.net, "Susan" <nevermind@nomail.com> wrote: > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Susan One of the theories is that bugs need glucose or "regular" sugar. If you use a product like Splenda they can't digest that. I vaguely recall that for some bugs, Xylitol fills them up and they can't digest it. That awful fatigue is most likely caused by the drugs. Zyrtec causes fatigue and so does Singualr. Take them together and the fun begins.. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ >Hello, I am new to this group. I am a 40 year old female that has a >long history of allergy/sinus problems. I have had 6 (yes 6) sinus [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >realize this is only going to last until the pollen count goes down, >but I can't be missing work like this). Thanks, G > That awful fatigue is most likely caused by the drugs. Zyrtec causes > fatigue and so does Singualr. Take them together and the fun begins.. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > >realize this is only going to last until the pollen count goes down, > >but I can't be missing work like this). Thanks, G I had horrible fatigue this weekend. I'm pretty sure i have pressure built up in my neck too. I had a mild to moderate headache all weekend. One thing that upset me on friday (called off work) is that they apparently are no longer making entex pse 120mg/600mg. It just really started working for me. I was able to get it on my insurance for $10. Now the only thing that still has 120mg of pseudophedrine is the pseudovent.. with 400mg guafenisin. I'm sure i can adjust but it was $35 on my ins!!! I take zyrtec at night. I've also started taking a supplement called deep sleep by herbs etc., and 5htp. That has helped my fatigue for the most part. If the fatigue lasts very long, i would suspect a sinus infection coming on. I had the fatigue for MONTHS, some times i'd blame it on my cycle. When the sinus infection finally reared its head enough for a doc to treat, i was much less fatigued. good luck! |
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