Problems waking, brain fog, aching all over and headaches

[SaggiMC]

66 sleep well, not stressed, Feels like I'm drugged when trying to wake up. C5 C6 starting to compress, osteoarthritis in hips, back and neck, nothing new at my age. This has been going on for few weeks and not wearing off. Any ideas pls?

[Jls34]

Try gluten free diet, some people have sensitivity and you might not realize it!

[SaggiMC]

Thanks I already take magnesium, potassium, and lots of vitamins

[Jls34]

Epsom bath can provide magnesium..b12 methy type works better, vit d can also cause symptoms.

[Jls34]

Maybe a vitamin level.

[SaggiMC]

sorry meant to say I DON'T eat bread, pasta, rice or anything processed, being keto adapted already, but thanks for the suggestion

[SaggiMC]

Jls34 thanks but am already keto adapted, I have eat bread pasta rice, biscuits or anything processed. It took me 2years to get of bread completely, but did it. I use golden flaxseed waffles as my bread subs now and works really well.

[SaggiMC]

been to out of hours Doc who thinks its a virus and/or migraine. Had migraine years ago and never had these symptoms of vomiting and high temperature. Got some anit sickness meds and have finally stopped vomiting and able to drink some boiled water. Still got headache and managed to keep down some codeine phosphate

[SaggiMC]

absolutely not, normally quite fit and healthy thanks

[AnnieBrooke]

Have you had Covid? (that you know of?)

[SaggiMC]

absolutely not, normally quite fit and healthy thanks

[AnnieBrooke]

Some people do get Covid and have no symptoms, but presumably if that were so, it would be surprising to have symptoms (of long Covid) now.  Is feeling drugged when you wake up the main problem?

[AnnieBrooke]

Also, do you live in an area where Lyme Disease is common?

[SaggiMC]

brain fog, memory, and aching all over but I put that down to my age and osteoarthitis

[AnnieBrooke]

When you see the doctor, ask if there is a way to check for both Lyme disease (I think there's a blood test but am not sure), and for an earlier exposure to Covid that possibly went unnoticed. You could even take a Covid test now, but if you have had this a month, it would be an unusual case. The brain fog is a pretty classic Covid symptom and the aching-all-over is more like Lyme. (Of course, it could be something totally different, which is why I assume you're going to check with the doc. I just wouldn't rule either thing out without some discussion.)

[ellabella31420]

Ask for the ELISA test and if that’s positive get a Western blot.

If you live in the northeast, rural, mountainous areas (google where black legged ticks live) definitely get lyme checked out!! When I had lyme my only symptoms were increased fatigue and brain fog- barely any aches/pains, I didn’t notice a rash, never saw a tick bite. Took months and finally my doc was like “you’re always outside in an endemic area? Let’s test you” ..had a positive western blot