Hi everyone, does anyone have any recommendations for a multivitamin or similar products that helped with their fatigue and tiredness? I feel if this was ‘under control’ I could cope just a tiny bit better with all the other side effects of stroke. Ive been taking a wellwomen multi vitamin for a while now but, it’s not the best. Laura from Glasgow
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Hello Laura - Hope you are feeling better.
All things considered, I think you are doing well. I note you are trying things and would like to get better control of fatigue and tiredness. This is likely happening because your body and your brain are working hard to repair the damage done by your stroke and it is hard work.
So whilst this goes on, you should try to make sure you give your body and brain a chance to rest and recover - this may help to reduce the fatigue and tiredness though of course it is a long road to recovery and so you may have to put aside enough time for sleep and rest each day so your body and brain can get stronger.
You are using multi-vitamins or similar to help. I am not sure if you managed to get any advice for the products you are using but it may be worth asking your doctor or pharmacist.
But here on this forum, as you will know by now there are people who may have something they can suggest. I know for a fact, there has been recent discussions on the help that magnesium can give to the recovering stroke survivors. I am no expert on this, but I know that a couple of our regular members are much more clued up on this than I am and so I will name check them here.
Also, if you do a search on magnesium you will find articles which may help you decide if magnesium may well help you.
The above article is by Roland @pando and I am sure he may well be able to offer you some advice.
Lorraine @EmeraldEyes - did I see you say in one of your posts you use Magnesium products to help you?
Best wishes.
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I recommend Shilajit for fatique
..and yes, magnesium should be on anyone’s top 5 nutrient list
Liposomal vitamin C
Magnesium
Vitamin D, with K2
Omega 3 fish oil
Coconut water for Electrolytes
Good luck, Roland
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Thanks Roland - Do you have a vegetarian alternative for the Omega 3 fish oil?
I remember being advised to take Seven Seas cod liver oil for something in my teen years but refused on the grounds it was not vegetarian and have never taken it.
I subsequently learnt that there are many medications that are not vegetarian friendly and certainly 40+ years ago that was definitely the case though these days there are options for vegetarians and vegans. And as such, I will likely have taken these though to be honest I don’t that many occasions when I went to see a doctor and was prescribed medication so maybe I haven’t 
Hopefully Laura might try the Shilajit for fatigue and let us know how she gets on
Thank you for looking into this and offering the advice.
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I use Magnesium Glycinate to relieve the pain from the pressure that builds up throughout the day, which relieves some of the fatigue.
But my biggest relief for the fatigue in the early months post stroke was Folic Acid. A blood test showed I was extremely low so the doc put me on a 2 week course of high strength FA and recommended continuing with an over the counter strength from then on. I can still get fatigued, just not as frequently and only when I over do it these days. That’s more about better management of your days, less is more 
Lorraine
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Sorry ManjiB,
Don’t have a vegetarian option ; my wife & I take Wiley’s Finest Wild Alaskan Fish Oil Peak Omega-3 Liquid Supplement
Hope you find something, R
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That’s great - thank you.
From this I take
1). Magnesium Glycinate does indeed help to relieve some of the pain/pressure from fatigue.
2). Individuals may benefit from having blood tests and a good GP with ability to analyse the results to identify possible cause of fatigue, which in your case was due to low Folic Acid levels and which you were and are able to address with over the counter supplements.
Whilst not totally eliminated, it [fatigue] is better managed.
So I would look to talk to the GP, ask for a blood test and in the results look for indicators which may suggest possible causes of fatigue.
In a nutshell, don’t look for a one cap fits all answer, look or at least attempt to look at your own situation and try to get some answers.
If at first, you don’t succeed, try again, and again and again if you have to. Your persistence will be rewarded, but only persist if you want to
That’s what I take away from your experience - thank you for sharing. Muchly appreciated
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No problem Roland - it was a long shot anyway
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or Folate, the natural bio-available form of B9, if you have MTHFR gene mutation and struggle with conversion of Folic Acid into active Folate
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If you don’t put enough yeast into your bread mix, the loaf won’t rise, it will be very dense and lay heavy on your stomach when eaten…well, it would for me anyway 
The same principles goes for your body too!
- After a stroke, many people are off their food.
- Short term memory issue can also mean you forget to eat.
- Your brain is so scrambled after it’s hard to think let alone consider what plan out you dietary requirements.
- As a result you may bulk up on all the wrong foods, whatever is near at hand, just to stave off the hunger. This is certainly a risk for those living alone and relying on carers to take care of the basics.
The first 6 months are crucial in post stroke recovery. Your brain has just suffered a major physical trauma. We are all well aware of how important it is to get plenty of rest and eat well after any other major illness, trauma or surgery. It’s exactly the same for you stroke brain!
- You can’t heal sufficiently if you are not taking in the right nutrients in sufficient enough amounts.
- It takes a lot of energy to heal!
- And the B group of vitamins are a vital food source for a healing brain!
The most common symptom in most vitamin deficiencies is Fatigue!
Yes, many people are taking this vitamin and that vitamin BUT is it the right one that may be causing at least some of your fatigue. And a daily multivitamin won’t be sufficient enough if you are in fact deficient in any particular vitamin. At best that would be like sticking a plaster over a major severed artery, it won’t be enough.
That is why it’s always best to get a blood test, establish exactly what you might be low in, even if its just borderline/lower end of normal, and take it from there.
Lorraine
Sorry for the cut and paste but it’s saving me so much time not having to write when google can say it just as succinctly 
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Thanks Lorraine - Very helpful.
Being healthy is not so easy with so many variables that need to be finely tuned.
We’re only scratching the surface here.
I think Google have now introduced Gemini who can do all sorts of things including tell you where you put your key or parked your car etc. All you need to do is remember to scan you key or car when you last use it.
It’s getting bonkers!
I recall a few months back one member saying AI will take over in four years or something like that - it seems he may have been right !!
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