u/Emotional_Clock6575

I'm wondering if anyone has experience with experimenting with birth control. Did any of you try to stop? And did it improve your fatigue?

I'm mid 30's and I went clean a few years back but didn't notice a difference then. Went back on and after 3 years I am worse again. I wonder if I should try stopping again, but I'm on an implant, so it's not something I can just do.

Wondering if any of you have experience in this field.

Mijn partner doet eerst cruesli in een kom en giet dan de yoghurt eroverheen. Ik vind dit super raar! Het hoort toch andersom?! Wat doen jullie?

Wij zijn nu aan ons tweede opblaas zwembad begonnen van ongeveer 2 bij 1,5 meter. De eerste was van Best Way en de tweede van de Action. Beide zwembaden waren binnen no time lek! Ondanks dat ze netjes op een zacht kleed en onder de overkapping stonden. Wij hebben geen kinderen, dus er wordt netjes mee omgegaan. We hebben het water behandeld om het naar de perfecte ph waarde te brengen en er èèn chloor tablet ingedaan, het chloor gehalte was niet hoger dan 1,5mg/l. Dit zou niet genoeg moeten zijn om het zwembad aan te tasten. Er zijn ook geen bubbels te zien en er zit geen water in de luchtbanden.

Hebben wij pech of is dit gewoon een structureel probleem bij opblaas zwembaden?

Wat is jullie ervaring met opblaas zwembaden en eventueel advies?

Some history + when it was going well-ish

I've been diagnosed with ME//CFS about 5-6 years ago. Doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with me, I was exhausted and immobilized for about a year, experiencing PEM attacks on and off. They sent me to do Fysio and CBT and I finished all that over the next year. I did a reintegration track for work, switched my fulltime job to part time, doing something I love, partially from home. After two and a half years that job came to an end.

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When things slowly started to get worse

I was forced to find a job in retail. I started working even less hours after PEM struck me too many times and my immune system went that low, I got herpes zester. After I recovered from my blisters and nerve pain I managed to make it work with those lessened hours with lots of pacing. I did experience PEM attacks after big events or if I had to work two days back to back or longer days, but the next day it would usually be over. Multiple big events back to back I always avoided. I always schedule days around my "special" days or "obligatory" days as much as possible. I did fine for about 6 months.

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When I think it went wrong

I went on holiday and spent almost a week with a very dear but very chatty friend of mine, I went straight through all my red lights, almost had no recovery time from socializing and the following week went on a car trip to multiple cities with my SO. Socializing with my SO is far less of a strain, so I felt relieved that way, but we walked ALOT! and I actually felt quite energetic, I did experience some minor PEM but it felt like it was going away (or maybe I was just ignoring it). When we got back home, I took three full days of rest, thinking that would be enough. I managed to move forward for 1 and a half week, with extra work and a big event that eventually crippled me.

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The situation now

Now I've been completely floored for over two weeks, I was extremely dizzy and nauseated most of the time, something that's new for me. Also I have swollen lymphs, but the doc checked it all and "it's nothing". Dizziness is something I experienced before, but not to this extent or frequency. The swollen lymph are new to me too. I've had severe PEM attacks every night where I get so sick and dizzy, everything starts spinning and I need to get out of bed. Sleepless nights, obviously. I'm exhausted, but I am not that tired or sleepy to actually go to bed or sleep. Last couple days the nightly PEM attacks have gone away and I feel better during the day, but as soon I try to do anything for more than 30 min too often, I crash. Going outside is the worst, I can't go to the grocery store or any store without experiencing irritation, overstimulation, nausea, brain fog and dizziness. Afterwards I crash.

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I'm at a loss... I never sunken this deep before...