A lot of people are going around having been diagnosed with
cfs,but in my experience many are suffering from borreliosis / lyme disease-a common symptom is tiredness.
Obviously there could be other causes,but I think there must be some cause,its up to your doctors to help you find the one.
Just getting the diagnosis,cfs,which is often poorly treated anyway is often not good enough-you must find the cause.
Source(s):
www.lymediseaseaction.org
www.breakspearmedical.com
Answered By: mr bigs - 3/25/2007 |
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I believe CFS is caused by the Hypothalamus gland going into a state of overdrive. Viruses etc are the result of this rather than the cause.
I had the illness for about 5 years and found something called Mickel Therapy really helpful. Rather than being a type of psychotherapy, it works on a body level, looking at symptoms as honest communication from the body. By teaching clients to interpret an act on symptoms, the body gets the message & can stop sending the symptom...pretty cool stuff.
Answered By: Fishboy - 3/24/2007 |
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Answered By: Maninblack - 3/23/2007 |
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Dunno but it makes me peckish.
Answered By: PHILLIP T - 3/23/2007 |
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I got it but am too tired to answer right now.
Answered By: cantankerousoldlady - 3/23/2007 |
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I "have/had" it. It basically is a negative Mononucleosis test with a positive antibody test. And its VERY real.
Answered By: Eric s - 3/23/2007 |
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I am a bit of a cynic I have to say. I think that maybe what happens is that someone gets a viral infection or something and then doesn't slow down to get over it and it turns into something more serious like ME.
Answered By: Bexs - 3/23/2007 |
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I'm tired of people complaining about it.
Answered By: Veronica the Person - 3/23/2007 |
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Chronic fatigue syndrom is a disease of exclusion. basically every other disease is ruled out before a person is diagnosed with it. there are not clinical tests to diagnose it. it can be very hard to diagnose and is often misconstrued for epstein barr, fibromyaglia or even mono. there arent any meds that i know of to treat it. thats about all i know.
Answered By: beautifulbunny0286 - 3/23/2007 |
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Some doctors have speculated that CFS is caused by a virus, related to or perhaps the same one as Mononucleosis. I believe it is a real condition because its effects on the body can be measured. People who claim to have it might be hypochondriacs IF they refuse to submit to a battery of medical tests and diagnosed by a real physician.
Answered By: truthseekr - 3/23/2007 |
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I thought i had it as i had no energy and no apatite's found out that i have problems with my intestines and my food doesn't really digest 'so i;m not getting much vitamins and nutrients...with my surgery to correct it next month i;ll be so happy to feel like a well person;instead of being sick almost everyday,,,,,,,,i do believe people do have it though,,,,LOL
Answered By: rotc909 - 3/23/2007 |
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I'm the complete opposite of a hypochondriac (I lift weights, play tennis, softball). But every few months (sometimes every few weeks) I wake up with a feeling of fatigue, a mild headache, a sour stomach. When I get this, I don't feel well on a normal night's sleep. The only way to get rid of it is to stay in on the weekend and get extra sleep (afternoon naps). I had blood and urine tests done and they showed nothing. When I get this, I feel rundown and it affects how I interact with people. It affects how I play sports, because I get tired more quickly. I don't know if other people get the exact same thing, but I'm always thankful (like today) when I feel normal.
Answered By: Truth Seeker - 3/23/2007 |
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I do think most cases are phsychological. especially since people have become so dependent on caffiene these days, and and many people have pretty irregular sleep schedules...so it's more self caused..
However, there are some legitimate cases that are caused by something having to do w/ the thyroid, which is diagnosed by a blood test..
Answered By: melody - 3/23/2007 |
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Along the lines of what truthseekr says, nobody would submit to all the tests they would be given to rule out everything else before settling on CFS. Some tests are very painful.
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Answered By: OhWhatCanIDo - 3/23/2007 |
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Can't criticize them I use that excuse every time I have to cook, clean or otherwise make myself useful. Psychological, not in m y case, I am bone idle!!
Answered By: Camilla1UK - 3/23/2007 |
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Answered By: Tameem - 3/23/2007 |
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Its VERY real, & definitely NOT psycological, though medical misunderstanding, & lack of help from the medical proffession do often lead to depression & despair in people who genuinely suffer from this illness...
I'm ashamed to say that I used to read stories in the news, about sufferes, & I was always a little sceptical, it seemed a pretty good illness for someone who was lazy, & just wanted to "duck out" of taking responsibility for there own lifes to adopt.
I changed my mind a few years ago, when I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, my pain specialist, & many other Drs, reckon that ME (CFS) & FMS are likely to be symptoms of the same illness, I know people who were diagnosed with severe M.E., only to be later diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.
& there was also recently in Brighton a young girl, whose cause of death, was listed as M.E., the first ever, & a really sad story.
For me personally to be treat as if I was a hypochondriac, when I was first diagnosed was far worse than ever been diagnosed,
I was a workoholoic, who LOVED my carreer, but I lost it all, I've come to terms with that now, & have learned to live with FMS, & being disabled & thankfully the medical proffesion is finally starting to wise up, & we are treat far better than a few years ago.
I can understand, that its a difficult one for a Dr, yes there are malingeres out there, who look for a label, so they can claim sickness benefit, & sit on their backsides, whilst the state pays............ but please do keep an open mind, & learn about your patient first, before making asumptions,....that its ALL in their head.......it most likely ISN"T
the website below should give you some insight
Answered By: Rockinhippy - 3/23/2007 |
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I've geard this from a highly reliable source that the metaphysical cause of ME which drains the energy is a situation or person or people placing an unbearable amount of responsiblity or burdens on the person which would psychologically drain the person as the situation or person literally takes all their energy, thus leaving them tired.
Incidentally, prior to hearing about this, I was in such a situation & I suffered with ME badly, I had no energy left for myself to do the simplest things & although I didn't know about this I knew I had to get away from that situation & distanced mysl;ef from it & I got much better but although I still get tired easily & I know on the metaphysical side of it I am prone to this condition because I take on too much responsiblity. However, I still think the physical side of it,that is the yeast infection in the gut has to be dealt with.
That is just my opinion & what I know, but I think what convinces me that I did have it prior to moving out of that situation I was constantly drained but after I moved away from it, I did feel more energized. I do belive people take our energy & sometimes we're not aware of it.
Answered By: Choo - 3/23/2007 |
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