My chronic fatigue is getting worse

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I have had chronic fatigue (ME/CFS) for most of my adult life. Over the years it has gotten worse, but there have also been long periods when it stayed the same. The last few weeks have been the worst ones of my life and I am starting to be very worried, almost panicked, because I am not able to function and I don't know what I'm going to do. I am so exhausted I can't do anything, go out, see people, but even my daily tasks that I do on my own at home are affected. It's a major task to take a shower, for instance. And my sleep is severely affected. Because I can't sleep, my sleep schedule is completely abnormal, and I am not well enough to stay up later to reset it to a more normal time. I'm scared and depressed.

I'm so so sorry bee for what you are going through. My thoughts are with you. Virtual hug

(( Bee )) .......hang in there,as best as you can .....am a pro- supplement user, But they can get expensive.
Kinda figured out between my P doc and naturopath..that my serotonin level was acting like it was worn out .
Not necessarily adviseable , but I got to a point , where , I was taking 1000 mg of tyrptophan and never limited my use if melatonin at night ..quit psyche drugs that affect melatonin...one night ate 300 mg of melatonin gummies ..
Until I fell askeep . one by one slowly .at 3-5 mg per gummie. Later had to add more supplements , eventual some tiny amounts of prescriptions ..Might get your cortisol leveks checked ..
Just offering ideas....? Hope you feel better sometimes .

Thank you for your kind replies.

I worry about you, bee.

How are you today?

Hope your doing okay bee, btw , do not use tryptophan with any SSRIs. , prozac , welbutrin, zoloft, etc just a .FYI

Still tired. Managing, I guess. Now we have a hurricane coming...

Hope you stay safe during the storm Bee...

Thank you. I'm not actually worried that I'll be in danger, it just makes me very anxious when the wind is strong outside and the trees are all waving and the rain is falling sideways. It's hard for me to handle. I hope I'll be able to go to my boyfriend's house.

I hope he'll go get you.

Stay safe, and take extra pillows so you can rest well.

It's too early to tell but it's starting to look like the hurricane will make landfall in Louisiana, and here in Houston we'll just get a lot of heavy rain, so not as bad. Fingers crossed. I'm worried about trying to stay at my boyfriend's because my sleep schedule is so screwed up it's basically upside down: sleeping during the day and staying up all night, and it's very difficult for me to change.

I'm glad you're safe. ^

I'm the same way with my partner especially now that he's working three days.
Mind you, I don't really sleep ever.