It depends on the type of cognitive effort. Back when I still got PEM, socializing and driving were the most noticeable triggers, and the PEM...
Posts moved from this thread One thing about my ME is that I never noticed any reduction in my physical ability. I didn't do any fancy tests...
This triggers a question: do any other languages have better words to differentiate between these similar but unrelated symptoms? Does, for...
While checking for something else, I noticed that Google's 'list of common questions' showed this: Does Graded exercise therapy work for CFS? A...
Were the tests done on patients who were severe? If not, the results might not apply to severe patients. I'm really skeptical about the...
CSF may not contain the abnormal metabolites that might be occurring in ME. It's possible for them to be localized to specific parts of the brain.
Hmmm, pretty complex systems.
It's a shame that they didn't include one or more other groups, to test the comparative effectiveness of watching TV or playing computer games or...
@DMissa , perhaps you can comment on my hypothesis about dietary niacin causing suicidal moods. I started getting suicidal moods soon after...
Yup, not very useful, especially since it's anecdotal evidence. My guess is that if they'd asked people to try magic crystals or random...
The comments mentioned another thread about someone who benefited from it, but also a comment from someone who almost died from taking it. I...
I expect there would be plenty of volunteers from the ME community who would be willing to give this a try. If it doesn't help significantly, at...
Yes, we still have no reliable test for actual fatigue, or even a clear definition of what fatigue is, so asking a patient "Do you feel fatigued?"...
One solution is to require 'placebo effect treatments' to include a disclaimer such as: "Works just as well as snorting gummy bears! <or some...
Why should the same old sh*t work now? Answer: because it's got a new label!!! :rolleyes:
"We who make money selling physiotherapy services have a hammer. ME looks like a nice profitable nail."
My ME has responded to several species of longer-chained fatty acids. Palmitic made me feel worse unless I also consumed enough carnitine. CLAs...
An easier solution to this problem: just redefine psychology as 'not a valid science'. If they're not following the rules and procedures of...
My cognitively-induced PEM would occur 30 minutes to an hour or two after the trigger (chatting, driving in poor conditions), so I don't think...
It could be that some of these genes bias other functions in the body that makes it more likely for us to get stuck in this abnormal state. Thus...
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