Category Archives: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME

The Common Threads of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Originally Published by Misty Roberts, : July 19, 2010 Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) ...

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Laura Hillenbrand

"This illness is to fatigue what a nuclear bomb is to a match. It’s an absurd mischaracterization.” ~ Laura Hillenbrand, Bestselling author of Seabiscuit Reference to what it feels like to suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or M.E..

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Doing Groceries with FMS & CFS/ME

Tips For Grocery Shopping With Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalopathy Feb. 26, 2010 by Misty Roberts, Owner/Patient of FM/CFS/ME RESOURCES For healthy people, getting groceries is no big deal. But for people like us, with Fibromyalgia (FM) and CFS/ME, getting groceries can be as challenging ...

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OnGoing Pain

I am currently in week 5... Or is it week 6? Either way, I've been in a solid flare for a while now. I've never been having as many problems on an ongoing basis for so long before. I'm hurting, & my balance is shot (more so than usual). My ...

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They just don’t get it – How to explain FMS/CFS

They just don’t get it How to explain chronic fatigue syndrome & Fibromyalgia to friends and family By Kelli Ellis Not having support from your family and friends will put a strain on these relationships impacting your stress level which can affect greatly both negative and positive on your health. Explanations need to be ...

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Quote

"I have treated more than 2,000 AIDS and CFS patients in my career. And the CFS patients are MORE sick and MORE disabled every single day than my AIDS patients are, except for the last two months of life!" – Dr. Marc Loveless (infectious disease specialist and head of the CFS and AIDS Clinic ...

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Coping With The Holidays

Coping With The Holidays By Kelli Ellis I am my own worst enemy. Like many others with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue, I find the holidays a highly stressful and painful time of year instead of the joyful and happy time it should be.   I am too focused on the perceived expectations of ...

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to acknowledge my first massive cfs flare..

New CFS Blog... http://standup2me.blogspot.com/

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XMRV linked to CFS

Retrovirus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Could Aid in Diagnosis By Katherine Harmon October 8, 2009 Recently implicated in some severe prostate cancer patients, the retrovirus XMRV has now been found in many with chronic fatigue ...

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Insomnia?

This is what happens with CFS..  and FMS as well for that matter..  so tired, & nackered out from either the disease or the meds or the one activity you were able to do that most of your time, in the worst case, is resting and trying to recuperate, which rarely happens. ...

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