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Suggest Treatment For Fatigue When Diagnosed With AIDP

I am a long term GBS Guillian-Barre and CIDP now AIDP patient. With this comes uncontrollable fatigue. I m fine one minute and the next minute I can hardly move as exhaustion comes over me instantly. Is there any substitute for Modafinal.? even with insurance it is $1,000.00/mo. I m a widow and 71 yrs. I do not have that kind of money.
Fri, 1 Apr 2016
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hi,

thanks for providing a brief history of you. first to mention here that it is sad to hear about the financial issues you are facing and the GBS has been troubling you at this age of 71.

I will try to help you and make understand how the fatigue is happening and how to come out of it

first thing to mention here is your age.
you are 71 years old, so accepting to the fact that the body is into the ageing zone where already the bodys metabolism and immune system have slowed down.

next to mention is about GBS as you must have been knowing about it that it will consume alot of you energy to induce simple movements.

to avoid the trouble from the fatigue you need to focus on certain expects.

you should indulge yourself into the daily exercises let it be general or specific motivational.

what exercise can do with the fatigue?? you might be wondering?

to answer this, exercise will do wonders to fight against fatigue, ageing, GBS , etc.

1. it will improve your metabolism
2. improve imuune system
3. improve your cardio respiratory endurance
4. balance the energy consumption for individual activity.
5. improve the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood cells.

and much more.

prior to under go any exercise please do take an advice from the cardiologist as assessing the cardiac before exercise at this age will be of a definitive input.

with the grace of God I wish you a good health.
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Suggest Treatment For Fatigue When Diagnosed With AIDP

hi, thanks for providing a brief history of you. first to mention here that it is sad to hear about the financial issues you are facing and the GBS has been troubling you at this age of 71. I will try to help you and make understand how the fatigue is happening and how to come out of it first thing to mention here is your age. you are 71 years old, so accepting to the fact that the body is into the ageing zone where already the bodys metabolism and immune system have slowed down. next to mention is about GBS as you must have been knowing about it that it will consume alot of you energy to induce simple movements. to avoid the trouble from the fatigue you need to focus on certain expects. you should indulge yourself into the daily exercises let it be general or specific motivational. what exercise can do with the fatigue?? you might be wondering? to answer this, exercise will do wonders to fight against fatigue, ageing, GBS , etc. 1. it will improve your metabolism 2. improve imuune system 3. improve your cardio respiratory endurance 4. balance the energy consumption for individual activity. 5. improve the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood cells. and much more. prior to under go any exercise please do take an advice from the cardiologist as assessing the cardiac before exercise at this age will be of a definitive input. with the grace of God I wish you a good health.