I went too far.
Had some afterhours assignments, picked up a couple of freelance gigs that were demanding in public places, and just did not rest like I should. Wound up with my limbs and much of my torso COVERED in massive itchy hives.
They started small and I worked on them with OTC cortisol cream and improved my sleep but they kept creeping bigger and appearing in new places and finally it got to be waaaaaay too much. Showed up at the doctor's office and one of the things you don't want to hear from a medical professional is "Wow."
Guess what? Massive itching does not respond to painkillers. Or much of anything else.
So I'm cruising on a mid-level dose of an oral steroid and a high-strength cream for topical relief and things are improving. Took three days off work with a doctor's note, which leads into the weekend and my first step down in my steriod dose and I have just got to do less.
Like it or not.
One of my challenges since my diagnosis is figuring out when I'm heading for a crash before I actually crash. Obviously, I still need to work on that
Stress makes our bodies release too much stress hormone, like cortisol. So much our body is forced into defense against such high hormone rates; it resists taking in more cortisol to the point where things don't work right. This is Corticol Resistance; like insulin resistance, only worse.
Gotta get a grip on it, obviously. When the brain don't work, it gives confusing signals.
Had some afterhours assignments, picked up a couple of freelance gigs that were demanding in public places, and just did not rest like I should. Wound up with my limbs and much of my torso COVERED in massive itchy hives.
They started small and I worked on them with OTC cortisol cream and improved my sleep but they kept creeping bigger and appearing in new places and finally it got to be waaaaaay too much. Showed up at the doctor's office and one of the things you don't want to hear from a medical professional is "Wow."
Guess what? Massive itching does not respond to painkillers. Or much of anything else.
So I'm cruising on a mid-level dose of an oral steroid and a high-strength cream for topical relief and things are improving. Took three days off work with a doctor's note, which leads into the weekend and my first step down in my steriod dose and I have just got to do less.
Like it or not.
One of my challenges since my diagnosis is figuring out when I'm heading for a crash before I actually crash. Obviously, I still need to work on that
Stress makes our bodies release too much stress hormone, like cortisol. So much our body is forced into defense against such high hormone rates; it resists taking in more cortisol to the point where things don't work right. This is Corticol Resistance; like insulin resistance, only worse.
Gotta get a grip on it, obviously. When the brain don't work, it gives confusing signals.