More good tips here - thank you. I especially like the idea of blocking out text below.

Aireyden, I just wanted to mention that I too often don't know exactly what has caused me to have a bad day. But I have found that sometimes, I don't have that bad day until 2-3 days after a stressful or overloading event.

It's like this: I overdo it on Saturday (shopping, visiting, whatever), Sunday comes and I watch some TV with my hubby, then I start to feel a little more out of it on Monday, so I only do a little more TV or computer. Then, I start feeling a bit worse on Tuesday so I do very little that day maybe 10 minutes of reading. Then, wham Wednesday comes and hits me hard and I'm basically sleeping or staring at a wall with soft music.

It quite often takes me several days to recover from this type of episode (lots of staring at the wall and sleeping). GRRRRRR... so frustrating! But, I'm starting to recognize this pattern. It wasn't the little reading I did on Tuesday, it was the Saturday followed by the rest of the little stuff. It's good to know this - next time I have to catch it much earlier and quit while I'm ahead. Hope this helps.

Soccergal

I think you're right because Fri was the day I overdid it...and Sunday I felt the worst!

I did very little on sat....

so how do we overcome it...if I didn't do much on Saturday anyway??

My symptoms do not seem to correlate on a day-to-day basis. Some days they're better, some days they're worse. Try not to overanlayze things and compare on a day-to-day basis. Recovery happens over a long period of time, and it's best that you rest as much as possible.

I am trying to figure out what brings on the symptoms to the point of a blasted headache. I keep a log of what I did for the day -- I just don't want to overdo it and have to lay around like I did all weekend.

This is a brilliant idea. I did this in an attempt to pin point my triggers and was somewhat successful.

well today I went out with a friend...to Target and then back here for lunch. I didn't feel right in Target but not as bad as other times. We had lunch and I tried ignoring the weird feelings in my head...we laughed and had fun. So far..hour and half later..still ok. I didn't sack out exhausted on the couch either. My head doesn't feel normal...but sort of how it would feel if I didnt go out at all....(different than other times).

So...hoping I don't get the blasted headache...staying positive.

That's the key. Appreciate the times you don't feel at your worst.