sandra.p29 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Dear Friends Does anyone have problems waking in the mornings, almost like brain wakes before body. General stiffness. I feel like I wake but the rest of ny body takes a while, some days better than others. Also have speech problems sometimes can't get words out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 @sandra.p29 yes, I am familiar with this sensation! For me that happens because when I first get out of bed the BP drops ( or stays too low ). Not enough blood reacjing the brain causes the slurred speech and not enough blood in the legs causes the weakness. I also often loose my balance when that happens, like I get dragged by a magnet to one side which causes me to run into walls. I was told that is all from circulation issues. What helps me with that is pulling my legs to my chest and rocking back and forth a few times, as well as "riding the bike" in bed before getting up, it pumps blood and elevates the BP. Then I sit at the side of the bed for a few seconds and move my feet from tip toes to heels a few times, that pumps blood up. Also drinking a big glass of water before getting up helps some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 My PT has me doing my stretches in bed before i get up it has helped with the drunk feeling (running into walls) and have had fewer orthostatic episodes in the AM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizbiz Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 I wake okay, (sometimes with HR high), and can get up and moving okay, however my brain does take a few hours to catch up. After my morning (treadmill) walk, I'll go into town to buy a coffee and dread bumping into someone I know as it usually takes until lunch / afternoon for the fog to lift. Conversing in the morning leaves me extremely fatigued (and embarrassed, as I'm often stuttering and mixing up words. I cannot get my brain and mouth to work together!!) I don't really have this problem in the afternoon / evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 @bizbiz have you ever tried to exercise later? You mention that you do the treadmill first thing in the morning - maybe that contributes to the slowness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizbiz Posted December 10, 2022 Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 @PistolI have tried exercising later in the day - unfortunately I will still have a foggy morning. It's funny - before this relapse, (when I felt almost 100%), I could never exercise in the morning as it would tire me out for the rest of the day. I would generally have more energy later in the afternoon or evening. Now, I feel like I benefit from moving more in the morning - almost like it gets my blood pumping more efficiently. With this relapse, my brain fog seems to lift during the day, but I'm physically more tired in the afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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