Hope Q10 does help - I've never felt much difference to be honest... but definitely enough to keep it in together with the rest.
CBT: Maybe wrong point in time, or wrong therapist? I've done it a lot pre-fibro, but I already do "it all". Still the 4th therapist (actually one I'd consulted pre-fibro) did help sorting small daily things out. Now I'm starting an ACT online course, altho I already do that "all" too, just cos I'm curious if there's anything else I can learn about active acceptance.
Yup, melatonin zombifies me, and doesn't help at all, like several others.
Receding sun is something they are of course aware of... Best workaround is apparently using good "daylight" lamps etc. from above early on and in the daytime, and putting lights on "night shift mode" in the late afternoon, probably something you do anyway "at" the polar circle. However this has absolutely
nothing to do with any kind of light therapy, e.g. for seasonal affective disorder. It's apparently now been found in
many studies that it resets our sleep rhythm if our eyes get blue light early on and redder light late. Not really working for me, but it's not harming (and I like the idea, not bad for my D3-deficiency and emotions either).
Apart from touch, there are many other ways to help the vagal nerve mentioned in youtube videos - would these help or harm you?:
Like a TENS unit (electrical stimulation seems to be one therapy form for Bell's Palsy?), a cold wet washcloth on the forehead, humming "Om" for a vocal chord stimulation, gargling with warm water etc.
or another other one called "6 Easy Vagus Nerve Resets" is similar: 1) Deep belly breathing, 2) Humming, 3) Deep Belly Laughing, 4) Gargling with water, this time cold... 5) Massaging Sides of Neck 6) Prayer
I have (had) trigeminal problems, so I can imagine it's a thin line or nothing can help.
For phosphate some of the best foods are: mozzarella & hard cheese, soaking pumpkin seeds and almonds - expensive & n/a?
Cola - with fizz, and sugar or sweetener? - Would kill me!
But you're right - people eating processed = unhealthy foods have phosphates in everything and won't be deficient.
Mine obviously came up from eating "too healthy"
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Definitely not then necessary to increase phosphate intake, most people have too much. Unfortunately I can't edit the above post, cos that one then is definitely wrong, sorry, that's what can happen summarizing complicated matters...
So altogether all of these doubts/caveats of yours resonate completely with me.
They of course aren't things from my experience, they are just things I've learnt will help quite a lot of people, and wanted to share.
For me personally my supps seem to help fatigue/energy a little bit and sleep quite a lot (compared...).
But it's only the balance of Chinese acupuncture and doing 100s of things to get my sleep deeper and longer that make or breaks me - yesterday energy halved mainly cos of 1.5h sleep less (than the 9.5h I now need) the night before....
- sleep has become such hard work.