How long does the extreme fatigue last from a BE exacerbation ?

Posted by cholash @cholash, Jun 21 9:48am

It’s been 1 week with this flare , and I’ve been taking antibiotics. All of my symptoms are significantly improving , except for the terrible fatigue .
What is your experience with exacerbations and fatigue ?

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ingrid1947 | @ingrid1947 | Jun 21 2:14pm

With a bad illness, it's taken me as long as several months to get back to the level pre illness level of fatigue. And the older I get, the longer it takes to get over anything! Also if you have lost a lot of weight that makes you weaker.

kpger | @kpger | Jun 21 9:03pm

Fatigue, for me, is the last symptom to resolve it seems. I was much younger when diagnosed and now almost 69.
I had a flare recently that lasted almost 2 weeks and it took me about that long to regain my stamina.

heidi0974 | @heidi0974 | Jun 22 7:12am

Fatigue was the last to resolve for me, After my first diagnosis and flare last fall, I was treated with eight weeks antibiotics for the infection caused by MAC.Then in December I began taking Brinsupri. My cough resolved first but my fatigue last, a couple months.