Fatigue | Arthritis Information

Just saw this posted on RA site, explains Fatigue better than I have understood. Hope its of help .. Lyn

http://www.hss.edu/conditions_14370.asp

that web site explained the meaning of fatigue to a tee, everyone should check it out, i allways found it hard to explain how i felt or to understand for myself how i felt, well this explains it
great job lyn, georgiana
Thank you

I printed it off and am going to circulate it to my email contacts.

It is the best explanation I have seen for quite a while.

Awwwwww, I wanted to read that site but nothing comes up ;(

email lodger.smith@btinternet.com - I will send you a copy. Thanks Sandra

Tried to log on to www.livingwithpmr - iadvised 'did not exist'.

I do not know where you are located but in the UK a new National Organisation has been launched.

Want to Know more - contact lodger.smith@btinternet.com

mrs K
Thank you, LynM. I copied and pasted http://www.hss.edu/conditions_14370.asp into my browser's URL bar and got to the article just fine.

What a great article!
Excellant discription of how I have felt for the past 4 months. Thanks.I read where PMR causes us to be at an increased risk of developing hypothyroidism. (article found in Journal of Family Practice, July 1998, "A 24-year-old man with symptoms and signs of polymyalgia rheumatica"). Hypothyroidism also causes extreme fatigue. Do any of you get your thyroid tested regularly with your sed and CRP rates? I sure don't. But I'm sooooooo fatigued lately I think I'll request it.

I have my blood tested frequently. Never had an issue with thyroid but last test showed sub clinical levels of hyprotyroidism. I googled about this and read that high levels of certain greens could cause a rise. I checked my supplements and was getting quite a high dose of these (Kale, broccoli, etc) so i stopped and felt better right away - not so bloated. I will be checking my blood levels again and hope that fixed it. Wow, greens?? Who knew. Good thing we have the internet. It also serves to royally tick off my Rheumy because it makes me a "know it all!!"

I'm glad you're feeling better!!