I was trained not to use stigmatising language. I would verbatim jot phrases people said and put them in quote marks. If needs be I would clarify...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrodermal_activity, “More recent research and additional electrochemical skin conductance, (sometimes responsive...
Interesting statement from the immunology professor “It is a lot like CFS, it is one of those diseases that have been dismissed and patients have...
I read through this very long and comprehensive guide for Primary Care Physicians (PCP) in the USA Most was pretty normal/standard treatment...
No, only if they are clearly deficient of raised, as tinkering with the HPA can cause problems with the ability of the body’s homeostatic systems...
Somatic sensitivities - sounds likes a sanitised word for Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders as per DSM 5. Otherwise know as Functional...
The body has homeostatic mechanisms to reduce adrenaline and cortisol to normal. In people with biological vulnerabilities, if the stressor is...
There are a lot of “big beliefs” in psychiatry on the worth of mindfulness and neuroplasticity, rewiring stress pathways from trauma. Of course...
The CDC paper I shared above was a good RCT. It was only for 3 months but adrenal suppression was activated Steroids are well know to improve...
I agree the sample is biased, I found the ME specialist and scientists reports both alarming and comforting. They are dependent on ME clinicians...
“Other adverse events that have been reported to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM), the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC), or...
It was an interesting snapshot of the NZ ME/CFS community, especially severity of illness and why the advisory’s have now been put into the Pfizer...
There is increasing evidence that the covid virus causes direct damage to the brain causing encephalopathy (not just due to acidosis and hypoxia...
As a former clinician having had several clients with secondary psychiatric disorders arising from primary endocrine disorder. I know it is a very...
I have had chills as part of my PEM, I see it as an autonomic problem regulating body temperature. I have no central heating and at one stage of...
Yes, that sums it up. Living well is not material but does require the basics for good physical health - shelter, food, routines and pleasurable...
@SNT Gatchaman Good on you! It’s quite a learning curve with lots of pitfalls, especially while having to live with the illness. Look forward...
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Yep, my diagnosing physician said “well, you don’t look depressed” (thanks mate, definitely a save, as no recommendation to GP to refer me to...
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