New-ish Crash Symptom
Hi LC Warriors. I have had LC, ME/CFS, POTS, etc for just over 4 years. Over this period I have had many ups and downs and PEM crashes of varying severity. My latest crash has been pretty bad and with a significant worsening of one specific symptom. Now when I walk more than say 25 yards or 10 yards on a moderate incline, my legs burn terribly and are completely gassed. I get a similar result when using my arms to wash my hair as an example. It seems like my muscles are not getting adequate oxygen even with just very minimal exertion. What is “new” is how ridiculously fast my muscles burn and how severely they burn. Also, if I try to keep walking thru the burn, I crash even harder the next day. Has anyone else experienced this? Besides rest, is there anything that I can do to help recover?
By the way, I really love this community due to complete lack of judgement, gaslighting, etc and lack of scams trying to sell me bogus remedies. Stay strong.