Good Morning all

should be a quiet day. One of my sons is testing for his license. that is all i can handle for one day.

hope everyone has a manageable day

kristin

Good morning!

Planning on a meditative run at lunch today...need to cleanse my head.

Have a peaceful day!

:)

Yep, I was up every hour too, but woke up feeling loose and relatively pain free-- and then I reached dowwn to transfer clothes from washer to the dryer and my heart rate shot up for about 5 minutes like I had run a marathon--- am watching VH1 on the couch, lol.

*hugs*

Good Morning all. I went with my kids and grandkids swimming yesterday I had horrible cramps in my legs and had to get out I could barely stand up to go home when everyone was ready. I hate being the party pooper. Today stiff and hurting but up and around getting kids ready. Hope every one has a good day. Jamie

Hi everyone,
I got up early with my son, then straight to the gym again.. I did take two guarana to help me, and it did! I managed 150 leg presses and 150 crunches in my workout (ok, really low weights lol)- woohoo! Don't know if it is ok to take the guarana, but it really, really helped with my exhaustion today. Then I went and did a bit of retail therapy.. so a good day so far! About to start dinner (it's nearly 5pm here) and read some more of Charlie & The great Glass Elevator with my son.. lol
Happiness & pain-free days to all :)

good morning all, I too didn't get much sleep last night. I really hoped I would get up and exercise this morning. But although I made it up to turn off the alarm, I was so exhausted I just crawled back into bed. I will try to get up the energy to exercise on my lunch break. Wish me luck. (Workn and Melissa - send me some of your energy thoughts...)
Tomorrow I go to the Neurologist. Hopefully he can shed some light on some of my recent symptoms. Most likely I will just end up with some new tests....at least I don't think there will be any homework..:)
Kristin, good luck with your son's license.
Jamie- hope you feel better soon.
Healing thoughts to all.....
Oddman

Good morning... or, well, not so good, we all seem to be a bit creaky today and I am no exception. Woke up multiple times last night, and this morning it took me a few minutes to realize that I was not in a ditch by the side of the road, I do not ride a motorcycle, and had not hit a telephone pole. Lord!

Melissa: Try Rhodiola instead of Guarana. Used by the Swiss olympic team for two hundred years or something, much safer, doesn't increase blood pressure-- that's the danger of Guarana. However, you may have to try several varieties of Rhodiola, some barely work. It was a godsend when I was working for mid-afternoon brain fog, and really helped with workouts, too. If you're doing something like body-boarding, it helps you be alert enough to read the waves right without risking a cramp. Of course, be VERY careful, ask your doctor, start with a half dose, etc.

JM, sorry about those cramps, what a pain. Oddman, just take a long walk at lunch if that's all you can do, much better than nothing! Z and I walked over a mile through the hills yesterday, helped my leg a bit.

--Catalyzt

I just realized there is a common "thread" here today...I just didn't mention mine...

We all had a difficult time sleeping last night and woke up several times. I was up at 4:30 this morning!!! Uh, no, not because I wanted to be:(

Just an observation;)

he passed, now the real fun begins. oh joy! for the record, i have not slept passed 3am in about 2 weeks.

how strange that so many here can't sleep right now.. in varying parts of the world, so can't be the weather!

I have had sleeping probs since teens.. anyone else so young, or did it start only with the MCTD?

SLEEP-vibes to all!

Sleep probs just with MCTD for me... God it created SO MANY PROBLEMS in my marriage. The MCTD diagnosis was a godsend for that.lol

I cannot express the sigh of relief and overall comfort it is to read everyones posts about sleeplessness, and symptoms---- that doesnt sound right now does it? but Ive spent two years being mad about not able to sleep and it making my husband mad. Ill explain later gotta take Riley to gymnastics

about the slep thing -i'm up between 4:30 and 6 daily. i have developed the my child's(oldest one) back in school cold. she was sick monday and is fine now. the problem is mommy might still be sick in a month. pray for me it stays away from my lungs... that can be very bad. my fever is sky high, atleast i'm used to hurting all over, lol... enough poor me- take care evryone. christine