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    The Concept of ME/CFS

    Any formatting/layout problems with the pdf are my fault and probably best ignored. I just did a quick print to pdf from my iPad to share.
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    The Concept of ME/CFS

    I’ve had long periods where it feels like my body is shutting down. But again it’s one of those things medical professionals don’t respond well to hearing. There’s probably a whole language of these terms we have been taught not to use by negative reinforcement.
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    The Concept of ME/CFS

    PDF for those who need it
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    Painkiller effectiveness for people with ME/CFS

    Maybe the question could be more bluntly stated, something like: do any of these medications not work for you at all for any pain?
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    Painkiller effectiveness for people with ME/CFS

    It depends, I use paracetamol and ibuprofen for different sorts of pain… One works better than the other in some circumstances. Would this sort of mixed usage mean a no in the context of this survey?
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    Ignored, blamed, and sometimes left to die – leading expert ME explains origins of a modern medical ‘scandal’, Chris Ponting, The Conversation, 2024

    Thanks @Chris Ponting and @Simon M Not an easy read but hopefully it will surprise and perhaps shame a few outside of the community into taking notice.
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    The Concept of ME/CFS

    Me too. More things just start to go wrong misfire.
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    Do You Sleep Better When...

    For a long time my sleep wasn’t too bad in terms of length except during periods of PEM/crashes. And I could sleep or even have a nap and feel ‘better for it’ but not ‘better’ if you see what I mean? Over recent years things fell apart after a particularly big trigger and I used and had very...
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    The Concept of ME/CFS

    On snakes and ladders, another way I’ve sometimes described it is this… It’s like trying to cross a road while wearing a blindfold and ear muffs. You may make it across but you may well get hit by a car. I think it describes both the potential impact but also the lack of reliable information...
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    The Concept of ME/CFS

    I’m through the document but not the thread so apologies. But a few notes I made this week: I like this. It starts making it clear we don’t know much. This is good. I never got to the thread on the meed to lie down as it was quite long and daunting, but it’s very much a key symptom which...
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    New Nasal Vaccines for COVID, Flu and RSV in development

    It certainly would be great to see. I know a nasal version of the AstraZeneca vaccine was a flop despite early hopes so am interested in how these efforts develop https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00480-7/fulltext I’m also unsure on the Long Covid claims. As we...
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    The Concept of ME/CFS

    I haven’t managed to get through and digest all of the document or posts here yet to give any useful feedback but what I’ve seen so far looks promising and I wanted to pitch in with a quick thank you.
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    New Nasal Vaccines for COVID, Flu and RSV in development

    An interesting article on nasal vaccine development, how they work and may offer better protection https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-nasal-vaccines-offer-stronger-protection-from-covid-flu-and-more-no-needle-needed/
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    Severe ME/CFS: preventing the physical consequences of prolonged immobility

    I have not found any physio support helpful for the reasons you can imagine. But I remain hopeful physios can help those of us with limited mobility in the future. Thankfully no issues with bed sores, but I am able to move around a bit except when at my worst. Lots of other issues which some...
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    Herbal extract (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, Angelica gigas Nakai, and Astragalus membranaceus Bunge) ameliorates chronic fatigue:... 2024 Ahn et al

    I dug into this more as it mentioned changes in creatine kinase and that’s been mentioned in other studies. But if I’m looking at the data correctly both groups seem to show changes here over time (from week 2 to week 8) more significant than between placebo and treatment groups? As @Andy and...
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    What do people want me to ask Sonya Chowdhury on Friday

    There’s some more info in this thread.
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    Herbal extract (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, Angelica gigas Nakai, and Astragalus membranaceus Bunge) ameliorates chronic fatigue:... 2024 Ahn et al

    “Kwangdong Pharmaceutical is a company that aims to provide healthy life and human health care by combining oriental and western medical science. It has a vision of achieving 1 trillion corporate value, sales, and operating profit by 2020” Quote from the company’s website. The 1 trillion is...
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    Thesis Enhancing inclusivity in human-computer interaction through the implementation of temporal uncertainty tools, 2024, Bowler

    Here’s an AI generated audio summary of the paper: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZduWi0ZTdhxTQF6uuVEGoFdlRdTqL2VkeIy So I don’t completely derail discussions of the papers please post any feedback on these audio summaries to this thread...
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    Immunometabolic changes and potential biomarkers in CFS peripheral immune cells revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing, 2024, Sun et al

    A very small sample size but a lot of information to take in! Here’s an AI generated audio summary of the paper: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZ6HWi0ZBMorHqJoUY7MyiDX6LMnPBiwpM17 So I don’t completely derail discussions of the papers please post any feedback on these audio summaries...
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    Multi-ancestry GWAS of [LC] identifies immune-related loci and etiological links to [CFS], fibromyalgia and depression, 2024, Chaudhary et al

    Yes it’s an audio summary, sorry if that wasn’t clear. I can easily post the text too if people prefer? (quoted below) So I don’t completely derail discussions of the papers maybe people can post feedback to this thread...
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