Annie - I am not taking a sedative any more than I am taking an antibiotic or going up in a hot air balloon for that matter!!!
I´m talking about my previous experiences.

The worst muscular weakness I ever had was whilst taking antibiotics – and strangely enough the experiences are quite similar experiences to what I encountered with previously having been on sedatives.

With sedatives everyone gets weakness but I did not know other people also got delayed reactions of weakness a day after the hypnotic effects have already ceased to be effective and medicine has supposedly been excreted.

´Snowflake disease´ = ´Snowflake response´……I don´t try figuring out ahead of time either. What counts for me is the processing. I am benefiting hugely from writing about my experiences and listening to others´ - it does not matter how unpredictable those experiences have been in the past or even how unpredictable they might end up being in the future.

Kathie – Bless! I do hope that your new medication regime will start to kick in soon and help get you up the stairs and into your bed at night...

Ravenclaw – I´m so sorry things are such a battle and that rest brings additional challenges. I want to thank you for sharing such a unique and informative description....

Quandry - Its almost as though when you are better you still pay – the bill just comes later on!......

A few years ago I had a horrible experience with post exertional malaise just from a few occasions of very gentle swimming.
It started a few days after the exertion and ended up lasting one whole month

Anyway, Quandry,……Do you happen to know why there are such delays?