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Caboolture, AU

Hi

I have been suffering extreme fatigue for the past 5 weeks. I have never ever felt like this. I can't even drag myself out of bed of a morning. Anybody else have a sudden onset of fatigue. The only common factor I can think of is I started taking Palexia around the same time as well as Champix.

August 20, 2016
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Members rallied around someone experiencing sudden, extreme fatigue after starting new medications, sharing their own struggles with... Read more

Members rallied around someone experiencing sudden, extreme fatigue after starting new medications, sharing their own struggles with overwhelming exhaustion and the complex factors that contribute to it, including medication side effects, pain, stress, weather, and sleep debt. Several members offered practical strategies such as listening to your body and resting without guilt, getting bloodwork to check for deficiencies like low iodine levels (which helped one member dramatically), discussing dosage adjustments or side effects with your prescribing doctor, and gradually increasing movement and exercise to build stamina despite the exhaustion. A recurring theme was the frustration of mandatory medication reviews that lead to unhelpful changes, the catch-22 nature of chronic pain and fatigue, and the importance of self-advocacy when something isn't working for your body.

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

I see your iron B12 etc were normal. So were mine It was my iodine level that was severely low. Not usually run as routinectestvfor fatigue cause. In all my years of fatigue exhaustion etc only one doc tested it. Its worth double checking to see if it was done. Even as RN I didn't know about effects of low iodine & it can be much more than exhaustion. Hope you find out whats going on & get some relief. πŸ˜ŠπŸ’

August 26, 2016
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

I take Palexia with Lyrica. It may be that the Palexia is making your pain more tolerable? Thus coupled with the massive sleep dept that you will have due to pain makes it that you sleep. As one of my pain dudes says "take sleep where ever and when ever your body wants"

Good luck and get some rest!

Spoonie

August 21, 2016
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

I have known a few people on Palexia, apparently it is the newer type drug. I was only on 50mgs. I have stopped it but still have the fatigue so not too sure whether this was the cause. Just waiting for sleep apnea tests to come back. I still have my thoughts that the Champix together with the pain medication is not a good mix.

August 28, 2016
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Palexia! Finally someone else taking it! Unfortunately some people do get fatigue on it until your body adapts. Or maybe your dosage is too high? I take 150mgs and probably going ip to 200's soon. Its wonderful for me... I feel more normal.
Maybe you need to see the dr who gave you the script, and discuss your side effects.

August 28, 2016
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Is the checking of Iodine in the blood associated with Thyroid Problems, if so mine came back fine.

August 27, 2016

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