Tanning Beds

tlc8858 · April 27, 2004, 2:05am

Hi all, I was just wondering if any of you use a tanning bed. If so, do you get any relief from your pain and fatigue when you go tanning? Is it dangerous to use a tanning bed, if you only do so for a short period of time? Need some advice on this please.

brynn · April 27, 2004, 7:56pm

Hi Tammy,
Welcome to the CFS board. I have not heard of using a tanning bed to treat pain, fatigue or any CFS-related symptoms. I've never gone in a tanning bed, but when I spend time in the sun, it increases my fatigue. But that is just my personal reaction. The only real danger I know about using a tanning bed, is skin cancer. As far a risking developing skin cancer, tanning beds have the same risk as the sun.

brynn, Moderator for Chronic Pain forums

and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome forums

mbjones · June 8, 2004, 4:04pm

I go to a tanning bed and have for a few years now but I only go for a month or so to get a tan to wear shorts on vacations etc... becuase I am so white. but it tends to make me more tired I think.. I take alot of vitamins everyday though especially vitamins B's. ... they will give you energy and drinking alot of water and eating the right foods. I notice a difference in how I feel when I eat better and get exercise and sleep better at night.

brynn · June 9, 2004, 6:14am

Hi crazygirl,
That is a good point, that common sense and healthy lifestyle go a long way towards coping well with CFS. See? Not so crazy after all...! B-Vitamins help me out a lot too, but unfortunately, I'm allergic to them--some of them anyway, but I haven't been able to figure out which, so I have to avoid them all. Everything is just so complicated with CFS, isn't it?

Good to hear from you

Brynn

Moderator for Chronic Pain forums and

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome forums

snohare · October 19, 2004, 4:01am

Hi Tammy,