Posted by gary (209.187.112.203) on November 30, 1999 at 13:04:13:
In Reply to: Depression posted by Jamy on November 30, 1999 at 11:24:18:
good point about the atrophy
I've never seen it mentioned before, but when you did, I knew IMMEDIATELY what you mean !
when I was younger, say until I was 40, it wasn't a noticeable problem - after the long beating of a typical cluster, I plunged right back into normal-high physical activity and and felt better pretty quickly
NOW though - another decade down the line - the cluster periods themselves seem to consume ALL my energy just dealing with them - even when I can keep them "on a leash" like right now, and when they end I'm more apt to notice how much weaker and older I feel, rather than roar back into action - -
this is probably nothing more than aging, but I'm only 50, not 70, and I am convinced the CH is contributing greatly to premature "wind-down"-
so, keep up the vitamins, and keep trying to tell myself that all this firewood handling is fun