Need advice - am I sick or are these side effects?
I would like to preface this by apologizing for the long winded background to get to the actual question, just want to make sure the context and details are clear.
The background: I have EDS and was prescribed LDN for fatigue, have been on it for a couple of months and have been feeling great. I started at 0.1mg titrated very slowly and have now reached 0.35mg. At the beginning and with some of the increases I had side effects but they were mild and went away after 5-8 days or so.
The current state: I had a miscarriage a couple of months ago (before starting LDN), and had some retained products of conception so I had to have a hysteroscopy. I was literally feeling the best I have in years prior the procedure and the procedure itself was incredibly simple, painless, fast etc. However the night after the procedure I woke up with a terrible headache, elevated temperature (though not a fever yet) and body aches. I’ve spoke with the gynecologists who told me it doesn’t sound like an infection and that as long as I don’t have pelvic pain I shouldn’t worry. They also said even though it’s a simple procedure it can stress the body out and since biopsies were also taken that this can cause a reaction in the body. It has now been 5 days and the only way I am able to somewhat function is by consistently taking ibuprofen. However by somewhat function I mean lying in bed all day and managing to sleep and eat and possibly watching some shows, I haven’t been able to work really at all. Without the ibuprofen I just want to curl up and cry the pain and discomfort is so bad, also my temperature rises and I can’t sleep.
My question: I increased my LDN dosage I believe a day or two prior the procedure (can’t remember exactly), and have continued taking the new dosage since then. I hadn’t thought of it, simply because the side effects I’ve had before were different and milder, but could these be side effects from the LDN? Should I stop taking it or lower the dosage? Or is this most probably just a coincidence and I have some virus (covid test was negative)?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!