Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Insomnia & Hives

I've been WIDE awake for the past two hours. Feel drained and exhausted and want to sleep, but not happening. Finally got up in hopes of letting my hubby get some sleep as I've been flipping and flopping like a fish!
Also have a few hives. Just small ones, but SO itchy. Noticed the first one inside my elbow just as I was falling asleep last night, now I have one on the oposite hand and one on my side. Three doesn't amount to much, but they are kind of blistery looking and I've been running a fever this week, so don't know if this is something triggered by the IG or it's own little viral bug or just another flair of my crazy immune system...

2 comments:

Melissa, Multi-Tasking Mama said...

I so feel your pain! I have had hives ALL over me for nine days! Yesterday I went to the dermatologist for a skin biopsy to see what kind of reaction is causing it 'cause I have nothing new going on. Feel better soon!

Jill, your long-lost HP buddy said...

Jenni, have you had your cortisol levels tested at different times of day? I was producing lots at night (so was wide awake) and not much at all during the day (when I was exhausted). Taking compounded cortisol has made a huge difference. There's also a new herbal sleep formula at endfatigue.com that addresses that specific type of insomnia. Sleeplessness combined with hives usually means a neurological reaction for me (similar to a migraine), triggered by the above or a flare-up of yeast symptoms (HHV-6 loves yeast, and that particular virus attacks the neurological system).