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I have no energy and I have about 18 meds. I'm tired of taking all these medicines. is there anything that can help?
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Cyanocobalamin
Biotin
Lithium
Fibromyalgia (FM)
Gabapentin
Caffeine
Lethargy
Medicinal Charcoal
Pregabalin
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There’s a book called dirty genes that tells about all things that trigger gb liver issues , such as scented hand soap etc
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Talk to your doctor.
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B-12 comes in the form of a shot you can get in your arm thigh or bottom. Can be administered at many select pharmacies or at your PCP doctors office. This vitamin should last a little longer in your system & have a more direct-feeling impact on your energy; it did for me. Hopefully this takes one less orally ingested pill off your plate 💝 Happy healing!
Have you looked into B12. That will help you with energy. I take a b12 spray and I feel energized in minutes
Are you seeing one doc for these 18 meds? My best friend's mom was seeing different specialists who prescribed her things, and many of the meds were in the same class. For example, one doc gave her gabapentin and the other pregabalin. Basically both the same medication. It is sedating, and she was tired all the time. Just thinking you may want to have someone look at your meds and their interactions with each other.
Functional dr found parasites as root cause of my issues
@Nikki75225 they tell everybody that. LEAKY gut. Be careful with those functional docs. U come out better going 2 a nutritional store
Yes. I have devices that increase ATP, cellular energy. I take zero meds
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Eating an organic diet helps me a lot. Reduced my pain. Have stayed on organic foods for the last 12 years on advice of a fibromyalgia specialist. FM patients are extra sensitive to chemicals. Even perfume etc.
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Believe it or not I was like you 2 months ago and went off of 12 meds and changed my diet. Still on steroids... You can do it... I feel so much better.
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Get a cute pill organizer (or two or three depending on the size of your pills). Getting a new, colorful pill organizer and establishing a refill routine on Sundays made having to take a thousand pills a day a little more bearable. Try sleeping and waking on a very strict schedule for a few weeks to a month, deviate from it as little as possible. Getting a consistent amount of sleep may also help with the fatigue of burnout
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I would suggest talking to a Functional Medicine doctor. They test your blood for deficiencies and then prescribe the necessary vitamins and minerals to help your body function in the best way.
@LonelyInKC they sre incredibly expensive. Be careful when choosing functional medical doctor. They had me on a shake with chemicals in it used in textile and detergent I became sicker n did some research. when i confronted doc about he didn't have an explanation. Make sure to research anything they give you.
@Kingdomgurle Wow. That is unfortunate what that quack did to you. I guess there are charlatans in every field.
I would discuss your thoughts with your doctors and see how you can best tweak your regimen to help you. You shouldn’t feel like crap on medications that are meant to help you. However, I would not just start dropping meds and listening to the internet on how to do that
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Medications were killing me. Could never get better no matter what I did. Was so run down and sick. Overwhelmed and felt like the doctors weren't helping. The weren't because they aren't trying to cure you. Just give you more meds with more side effects. I'm off of 12 meds now in 2 months. 1 last 1 is steroids taking my time to get off it. Never felt better. Most my health conditions are surprisingly gone. Sounds crazy but true
Maybe evaluate with your doctors if you can go off of a few of the medications. It's possible either some of the meds themselves, or them interacting with each other is making you tired. I don't recommend trying anything else such as caffeine, vitamins, other pills, etc. until you talk to your doctors. Adding on any of those could possibly make the situation worse.
Yes look for natural remedies. Tweak the food you eat. Incorporate more fruits and veggies in your diet. Get proper rest.
@Myy I never realized how much diet can change your life.
@Myy This likely wouldn't be enough to help this person. Though it's good basic advice, in a lot of cases with those who have fatigue (Like myself), diet and rest alone doesn't always help. Depending on the natural remedies (like vitamins or supplements), it can also worsen the problem or interact with current medications ❤️
Don't for get, B2, B12,Vit C, Biotin, Zinc, and CoQ-10 all vitamins I've has added. I can't remember if it was B12 or B2 that even though you are in the "normal" range 5-10% of people are defiecent and in causes cognitive issues.
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Try having a soda energy drinks are not good for us.
@zoo sodas with 40+grams of high fructose corn syrup is also very bad for us 🤪 exercise and fresh air helps. Don’t completely cut out carbs but try less carbs. I have been intermittent fast and I’ve noticed more energy. Just google how to do it. Umm a lot of the meds she’s on can make her drowsie. Unless she need bipolar, or schizophrenia meds (no offense to anyone that does) many people need them.or extreme heart medication she probably needs to eventually get off a lot of them. Doctors are pushing scrips like crazy these days.
What if anything do you try to give you energy? Caffeine? Energy drink? I have little energy too, but I notice once I have my coffee, I'm good 👍
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