Exercise, was Re: I need DESSERT!!!!

March 19, 2010

Thanks for your good toughts my way Becky. It was getting to the point where

nothing I thought of or did would bring any sense of well-being. I've cut some

stress off my plate (no more school next quarter, moving in with the folks), and

I've started sleeping more. Going back up on prednisone may have helped too. I

haven't been able to drive due to anemia, but with the sun lately, my front

porch is awesome. I've been doing homework out there and drinking my

peppermint tea. I think all of the above has helped. More sleep definitely -

more able to keep things in perspective and enjoy the ride, even if it is a

bumpy one, and definitely not the one I expected when I started getting sick at

age 20. C'est la vie! At least the sun is shining!

Kat

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> > > What have people done for endorphines when they can't exercise? I used to

do hot yoga 4 times/week, walk, hike and dance in my livingroom. Now I can only

walk on my good days. The other days are too painful, mostly from swelling

caused by prednisone. Even when I am not in pain and feel up to it, my yoga

routine causes more bleeding, as does dancing, or anything aerobic. I havne't

been able to exercise for the better part of a year essentially and my

endorphines went from " I feel happy most of the time, things feel good, I feel a

happy response to situations " to " nothing makes me feel good and I just want to

curl up in a ball or punch something and cry. " I know this is hormone related,

but it's hard to get through, and the worse I feel, the worse my symptoms get.

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> > > Any advice?

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> > > (I broke down and ate less than 1/4 tsp of cocoa powder two nights ago,

and again yesterday and I immediately felt better and my pain went away. I was

able to do schoolwork and felt happy. Didn't last more than 3ish hours though,

and I know I should not keep it up.)

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> > Well, that's what LDN does, boosts endorphins.

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> > Mara

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