I have experimented in numerous way to find a way to be able to do more. Pacing, task switching enforced rests at set points between or during...
Another point of weight is that when I am in PEM, I tend to go off fruit and veg and crave carbs. The way I eat now makes it very obvious to me...
Eh? Is it me or does that sentence not make sense. If no socioeconomic factor predicts the length of sick leave it surely that indicates that a...
Yep and a mildly affected patient who is constantly in PEM may not realise it because they don't know really any better. I reckon I spent a lot...
Been there, done that 20 odd years ago. Made zero difference. But then I don't really count fatigue as a primary symptom so...... The Fatigue...
I believe, but can't for the life of me remember the source, that the so called Indian variant was affecting young teens i.e. 15 and younger....
1st. Fukuda - well okay, I understand they want to.compare patients who experience PEM with patients who don't but still.... 2nd. CFQ - not...
Again, I don't want to hassle you @Hilda Bastian but I am wondering if it's the case that you were unaware of the politics around patient...
Are you aware @Hilda Bastian that ME patients repeatedly raised Freedom of Information Requests over the years for access to the data from the...
I appreciate activism from your perspective is not a negative nor pejorative term @Hilda Bastian & why should it be? However in our world the...
FFS with the art therapy & journaling! Losing your job, at risk of losing your home, significant relationships & life as you know it mainly...
Absolutely. I know people who are fit and exercise /play sport regularly yet are still quite overweight. Not necessarily to the extent of being...
Thanks @Nightsong! :thumbup: Yep that would be a misleading and problematic one for me. My primary cognitive problem is loss of processing...
Has anyone seen the Fatigue Impact Scale? We're all aware of the problem with scales/questionnaires that use vague terms such as "fatigue" or...
Thanks for mentioning this @Kitty :thumbup: I had heard anything about it. I opted out previously and my health authority also have a data...
Some of the symptoms you describe with the legs are similar to symptoms I've experienced with ME - though it was much worse earlier in the illness...
I'm so sorry @Keela Too :hug:. So hard.
We often see papers here looking at depression as at least a comorbidity with chronic ill health. It seems the NHS and government/healthcare...
It's society's & our own expectations as people with chronic health conditions that frustrate me. It can often be self defeating. On more than...
Why better integration of the speciality of mental & behavioural health over any other speciality such as endocrinology or gynaecology, for...
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