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Does anyone have any advice for someone with chronic fatigue?

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:35:12 +0000

Some good advice is to make sure you have friends and people you can talk to about this. Not everyone really understands how tired you can really be.

If you are open to taking medications, talk to your doctor about Chronic Fatigue, and what options are open to you. Your doctor may think you have depression or one of another things.

Make sure you change your diet, to eat more live foods, less processed foods. If you have a juicer, make sure you are drinking plenty of carrot juice and carrot/cucumber/beet juice.

You need to take care of your self. If you are tired, sleep as much as you need to. Even if it is 12 hours a day on some days. Exercise as much as you can, but don’t over do it.

Try and stay away from stimulants and caffeine. they aren’t good for you in the long run. Those won’t help your heal from Chronic Fatigue.

Read as much as you can about Chronic Fatigue and do what you feel is best to treat yourself. Take the time that you need, if you’ve been suffering from Chronic Fatigue for 6 months to a 1 year or more, you won’t get better overnight.

What prescription medication is given to patients who have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:27:07 +0000

There can be several drugs that someone can receive to help treat chronic fatigue syndrome. These drugs don’t treat the actual problem but the symptoms of the chronic fatigue.

The most common drugs that are prescribed are those for lack of energy and depression. These are the two most common problems that people with chronic fatigue syndrome experince.

Antiviral drugs such as Acyclovir can be used to treat yeast infections. Depression can be treated with antidepressants and SSRIs. Anxiety medication can be used to treat anxiety symptoms with such drugs like Paxil and Celexia. Then there are drugs to reduce pain, discomfort and fever. Most of these drugs and medications are used to treat symptoms of chronic fatigue. As there is no direct cure for Chronic Fatigue yet.

When taking medications for chronic fatigue, it is to be remembered that some drugs can cause symptoms worse then the symptoms the drugs were used to treat.

It is good for people with Chronic Fatigue to keep up a social life and some mild exercise. Both the social activities and the exercise is good for the patient on many levels, mental and physical.

The outlook for recovery for those with CFC can take 6 months or more to recovery from, depending on how long they’ve been suffering from it and the course of action taken.

Myalgic Encephalopathy

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:15:20 +0000

In the United Kingdom Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) often goes by another name; Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME).

There are an estimated 250,000 people in the United Kingdom suffering from from Myalgic Encephalopathy. Out of these that suffer, about 65% of them are female and most are between the ages of 20 to 40.

Those that suffer from Myalgic Encephalopathy also have many of the symptoms as those suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

The primary Myalgic Encephalopathy Symptoms are physical exhaustion, mental exhaustion, challenges completing simple tasks that otherwise would be simple. Muscle pain, twitching, problems with exercising, cognitive disfunctions often leading to clumsiness, sensitivity to light and many more.

Like those with Chronic Fatigue, people with Myalgic Encephalopathy often have a hard time falling asleep at night, even though their bodies are exhausted and need the sleep. Many times the sleep they do get is not refreshing, and waking up exhausted is quite possible.

Many people with Myalgic Encephalopathy and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have given up social activities as they don’t have the energy to actually do them any more. Deadlines at work can be challenging if they are too tired to get them done.

Some of the reasons that people could be suffering from Myalgic Encephalopathy are a poor diet reliant on processed foods, stress, overuse of antibiotics, sensitivity to vaccinations, smoking, alcohol, food additive sensitivities and viral infections.

Treatment for Myalgic Encephalopathy is hard, since there is no real single cause. Often the symptoms are treated to help the cause behind it. A better diet with nutrient rich foods is a great place to start, as is getting enough sleep, trying to limit stress in your life. As are other many Chronic Fatigue Treatments.

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XMRV Human Retrovirus

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:03:52 +0000

There is a new institute in Reno, NV called the Whittemore-Peterson Institute that has been doing research on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome linking it to a new human retrovirus called XMRV (a xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus) that has been found in 67% of all Chronic Fatigue patients that they have tested. There are only 2 other human retroviruses that have ever been found, the last retrovirus found was in 1982 when the HIV retrovirus was discovered.

This XMRV Retrovirus is the first physical marker that has been found to help prove that there is an underlying cause in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and those that suffer from CFC.

The XMRV Retrovirus is thought to be transmitted through bodily fluids though contact, such as through blood, semen and breast milk. There isn’t a pathway for XMRV to be transmitted through the air.

There is no proof at this point that XMRV is the cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome but it is giving researchers something to look into on if it is the cause behind CFS. The presence of a biomaker is giving hope to many people.

There are drug companies that are interested in these findings because of what it could mean for a drug to treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. As there are currently now drugs on the market to treat it directly, only the Chronic Fatigue Symptoms. Because large drug companies already have drugs used to help treat HIV which is similar in nature, the drugs could be reworked to target XMRV instead.