New to toxic mold illness and need some help

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Hi all

I am new to the illnesses caused by toxic mold exposure. It is all

very overwhelming to me. I think I am a little in denial and hoping

that I can wake up and feel all better tomorrow. I was exposed to

mold at Rockland Community College, the same building as another

member (Missy) got sick in. I have been working hard with Missy

trying to get the building closed and something done to make sure

that the college and county take care of the problem. So amist all

this publicity and support rallying I think I have been running on

adrenaline.

I admire all of you because you struggle everyday with this roller

coaster illness. I am just starting on the journey that many of you

have been on for a long time. To me this is very scary and it all

happened because I was a good employee and went to work.

This week I think the whole thing is sinking in and I am still

feeling really lousy. I am under the care of two environmental

specialists for sinus and pulmonary. Have been taking all sorts of

meds including antfungal nasal rinse. I think I have been exposed to

Stachybotris and Asperguiles since that is what the rest of my

colleagues have been sick from and I have all the classic symptoms. I

still have many tests to go through to get the full picture of my

health situation.

But right now here's the thing I am trying to understand. Is it

normal to be so fatigued even after being out of the mold

environment. I was moved out of the mold infested office in May. But

symptoms are only slightly subsiding. Main thing I notice is less

brain Fog. This week I was home from Wednesday onto today. I slept

all day Wednesday and Thursday. Felt pretty good Friday and 1/2 of

Saturday. By Saturady evening it was like I had gotten run over by a

mack truck. All I had done on Friday was hang out with my children

and husband. On Saturday I had gone grocery shopping with my husband

and straightened up the house a little, read to my 3 and 6 year old,

and talked to my three teens about their week. Today I feel woke up

with enough energy to weed my garden. And am only a little

tired...not the mack truck feeling. I don't understand why if I am

not in the building I would be so wiped all of a sudden. It hits out

of no where like I hit a wall.

As I said before this is all new to me and I am still learning about

what is wrong with me as a result to the exposure. I really don't

know what to expect as far as the healing process goes. Right now I

think my biggest problem is that I am so fatigued. I can tough out

the aches, pains and occassional breathing problems but fatigue is

impossible to combat. Does anyone have any insight or tips on how to

decrease the fatigue...other then sleeping 24/7. I would greatly

appreciate any ideas. Is there any herbal meds, or some diet anyone

has used and been successful on?

Thank you and I hope everyone had a good 4th of July weekend.

Feel good.