From the 2015 IOM/NAM report:
Using the current US population, a prevalence of 857/100,000 calculates to roughly 2.8 million. That's 7x the prevalence of MS. I do find that...
The orphaned GET/CBT pages have been scheduled to be removed in a special January 2019 Healthwise content update (seems to be an interim update...
Used to have a "golden hour" in fall. Spring was my worst season. But that stopped about 20 years ago. It's pretty much crappy all year round now,...
But the 2015 IOM (NAM) proposed diagnostic criteria actually say: So, is it substantial functional impairment with fatigue (IOM), or fatigue...
Thanks for letting me borrow your cape!
UpToDate still cites PACE and Cochrane as "evidence" to recommend GET/CBT as beneficial for some patients in their Nov 2018 literature review....
I am really excited that Solve is talking with Kaiser Permanente. I truly think this is an approach outside of government that could speed up...
Good to hear. Getting Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research interested in ME/CFS has been a long term goal for me. Kaiser has the 2nd largest...
This is a big win for Kaiser Permanente members with ME/CFS. But Kaiser Permanente physicians aren't bound by what the website (Healthwise) says,...
If you are on Twitter, consider thanking @Healthwise for removing Graded Exercise Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from their ME/CFS...
Latest on my 3 remaining issues: Regarding the revision date, Healthwise says June 3, 2018 was the last time this content was medically reviewed,...
Graded Exercise Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are no longer recommended in the Healthwise content for ME/CFS on the Kaiser Permanente...
The Healthwise Fall 2018 update still hasn't made it onto the Kaiser Permanente website. No one seems to know why it's taking so long. But it...
Kaiser Permanente has interpreted my repeated requests for info about the delayed Healthwise update as a complaint. All good. I now have a...
What @Alvin said. However, there was a 2010 pilot study in Multiple Sclerosis, which found "LDN was well tolerated, and serious adverse events...
Insurance wouldn't cover compounded LDN for me and that got expensive fast. So I convinced my doctor to prescribe covered 50mg Naltrexone tablets,...
I personally think LDN should be available to all ME/CFS patients who want to try it for brain fog, fatigue or pain. I'm trying to convince Kaiser...
The Healthwise update on the Kaiser Permanente website is running late for some reason. I'm investigating as to why and trying to get a firm date,...
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