Relapse or the worst hangover ever?
This is a long post (and my first) so sorry in advance for not introducing myself. I'm a mum of two special needs kids, and 43, have RRMS, and am on Tecfidera.
I'd rather not have to call the MS nurse or see my GP about this, so I'm hoping someone can reassure me this too shall pass?
Ten days ago, after a hideously stressful day where I had a horrible argument with my husband, and a phone call to say my father was dying, I wound up drinking too much.
It wasn't a massive amount, probably four glasses of red wine, and then the same amount of vodka/tonic. But I hadn't eaten much that day, hadn't drunk enough water. By midnight I was throwing up and carried on late into the next morning.
At about day 5 after the binge, I was still bedridden, hardly eating or drinking and I started to get dizzy, and unsteady on my feet.
I felt so awful and my heart rate was so high (115 BPM), I ended up in the ED, where after a day of tests, I was told I had Gastritis and had probably torn my esophagus from vomiting.
All of this was incredibly humiliating, and embarrassing, but I was very grateful to have an answer as to why I felt so awful.
But, here's the big but, that was 5 days ago, 10 days out from the binge drinking and I'm still feeling dizzy.
My fatigue does seem to be decreasing, but because my last relapse (where I couldn't walk) was brought on by very similar circumstances, I'm worried this is another (milder) relapse.
I'm so annoyed at myself, I was doing really well, was exercising, had lost a lot of weight, my MRI showed no new lesions, and I'd been feeling really good.
I'd love a little encouragement that I'm just in an energy deficit and still recovering from the Gastritis etc, rather than a full-blown relapse?
I'd rather not have to call the MS nurse or see my GP about this, so I'm hoping someone can reassure me this too shall pass?
Ten days ago, after a hideously stressful day where I had a horrible argument with my husband, and a phone call to say my father was dying, I wound up drinking too much.
It wasn't a massive amount, probably four glasses of red wine, and then the same amount of vodka/tonic. But I hadn't eaten much that day, hadn't drunk enough water. By midnight I was throwing up and carried on late into the next morning.
At about day 5 after the binge, I was still bedridden, hardly eating or drinking and I started to get dizzy, and unsteady on my feet.
I felt so awful and my heart rate was so high (115 BPM), I ended up in the ED, where after a day of tests, I was told I had Gastritis and had probably torn my esophagus from vomiting.
All of this was incredibly humiliating, and embarrassing, but I was very grateful to have an answer as to why I felt so awful.
But, here's the big but, that was 5 days ago, 10 days out from the binge drinking and I'm still feeling dizzy.
My fatigue does seem to be decreasing, but because my last relapse (where I couldn't walk) was brought on by very similar circumstances, I'm worried this is another (milder) relapse.
I'm so annoyed at myself, I was doing really well, was exercising, had lost a lot of weight, my MRI showed no new lesions, and I'd been feeling really good.
I'd love a little encouragement that I'm just in an energy deficit and still recovering from the Gastritis etc, rather than a full-blown relapse?
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