Any answers?

July 19, 2002

I sent this message as a response to , but if anyone can help, please do!

Hello there!

I am on the opposite end - since I do not have Fibro, and my girlfriend does, I,

along with her, am trying to understand what is happening.

Like , ie can go all out some days at work - but for the past week,

she has been in bed, at times virtually unable to get up and do anything.

Just the other night, she walked down the hall from the bedroom to the

den/kitchen, and had to sit down and re-build her energy for the return trip.

There are periods where she will sleep for 17 hours, and there are periods where

insomnia or broken sleep occurs.

I understand the problem (but there are some things that just seem hard to

comprehend at times) and I want to be as understanding and helpful, while at the

same time allowing her to have her independence, because she is a very proud

lady.

She's taken a lot of the herbs and a few of the medications, because she is new

to this.

There are times she will take NADH, and not get any benefit from it.

Other times there is a limited benefit, and others there is outstanding benefit

- is that normal, or can the body build up a tolerance to the drug.

Or am I going crazy?

I know she wants to get and feel better, in order to have a higher quality of

life than she is right now.

I sometimes feel like I am not giving her enough room in coping with this

disease (syndrome).

But I don't want her to think I have turned away from her because of the Fibro,

and I don't want to suffocate her either with my presence, which I feel is

overbearing at times.

What's a guy to do?

I just hope she isn't expecting too much too soon as far as feeling better or a

form of recovery, because in a way, I think I want too much too soon for her.

Jay.

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