This is an interesting idea, but I think I've got blood sugar covered. See below and feel free to disagree... My sleep/meal schedule is as follows:

• Sleep 11PM to 6AM, eat at 7AM.
• I have a big breakfast: veggie shake, oatmeal (peanut butter and bananas), and an omelette with sausage.
• Snack at 11AM: nuts and flax seed crackers
• Lunch at 2PM: Chipotle burrito bowl
• Snack at 6PM: pizza and chicken leg
• Dinner right before bedtime: various

It's almost as if it has to do with me relaxing as the day goes along. I'm more of a night person, anyway. It's like I stop worrying about my condition, and it rewards me by dissipating. I would fear psychosomatic illusion, were it not for the loud noise sensitivity, which seems too spontaneous to be imagined.

I haven't been able to find an answer to the reason behind this but I also feel the worst in the morning, and a lot better in the evening hours. I have seen other people mention it in this forum as well, so it's not uncommon. I'm going to an endocrinologist this week to get tested to see if it may be a hormonal issue.

That's an interesting angle... I can well imagine that hormones shift throughout the day, according to stress levels, etc. I got a blood test about five years ago wherein I was flagged as having low testosterone-- which was odd because I don't suffer from low libido or motivation.

I've been pondering DHEA but haven't yet researched potential side effects. WebMD cites potential hair loss... not good. I am hyper-vigilant about not consuming products with phthalates, BPA, or other xenoestrogens (no bottled water of any kind, etc.).

Donnie, keep us posted on your endocrinologist visit.

DHEA is the quarterback of hormones. It can be tested with a blood test.

I take 12.5 mgs of DHEA daily. My T is low but T cream makes my face break out. If I take 25 mgs of DHEA, my face gets really oily. T can cause hair loss. DHEA does not appear to effect my hair. It got thin before I started the T or DHEA.

Sleeping 7 hours does not mean good restorative sleep. Not a comment on your sleep, just a comment about sleep. Eating right before bed can effect quality of sleep. Digestion takes a lot of energy. That energy could be taken from the energy your brain needs. You might consider a lighter meal before bed.

Something I failed to mention, but when you talk about hormones... I broke my wrist about two weeks prior to the relapse, and had to have surgery to have it repaired (plate and screws inserted). So my body was in a mild state of post-surgical crisis when this happened. The healing from wrist surgery is going well, but the two have been happening concurrently.

Follow-up: SUNDAY... Went for a walk around the neighborhood that night, thanks to the consensus on this board, and got 6.5 hours of sleep that night. Monday morning, felt more clear-headed in the morning than I had in two weeks. So I assumed: Exercise is good!

MONDAY... So Monday night, feeling emboldened, I did 30 minutes on the trainer at 75% max heart rate (85% is more my usual rate, with interval training up to 95%). Followed with another 6.5 hours of sleep. This morning feels like a significant step back into fogginess and light headed sensations.

I know, I know… sub-8 hours of sleep is not optimal, but I don't necessarily see a correlation there, since getting 8 hours of sleep over the weekend did not help, and the clearest I've felt in 10 days was following 6 hours of sleep and a 1.5 mile walk.

So I guess the conclusion I draw is that I'm not yet far along with my healing process to do semi-intense exercise like I did last night. I find it somewhat bizarre. Again, maybe it has to do with my body repairing a broken bone simultaneously. I’ll stick with the walking for now.

Yeah, we have to be careful with exercise. I was recently told that I should work on increasing frequency of exercise first rather than duration. For example, if you can do a 5 min walk without symptom issues you're better off trying two 5 min walks spread over a day rather than a single 10 min walk.

I definitely have been guilty of going to increased duration before frequency many times and in every case it's been an issue. I'm currently working on doing frequency instead.

Also, remember on those days that you feel "good", don't try and do too much... again, I've been guilty of doing this and it's always a set back.

Regardless of all this, it's good to hear that you can do some exercise!

Yes, MM, I am grateful for the ability to be able to do exercise, and grateful for not having truly debilitating symptoms. I will work on increasing the frequency of my late afternoon walks, rather than diving back into moderate cardio.