Perhaps I should have been clearer. What you and describe is what I call a crash. But, although I fit the criteria and I know that this thing is...
Nope, I worked it out and I'm now fairly stable at 30% of normal daily pre-illness function with careful pacing (down to 10% if I overdo it by 30%...
"CFS is purely a symptomatic condition." ... I read this early this morning and mulled it over a lot. As someone who has no ideas about any of...
Definite, delayed, PEM. It's what you can't ignore no matter how much you want to or have grit or whatever. Forget and act like a normal person on...
Personally: when first ill I didn't sleep more than 3-4hrs a night. Obviously also not refreshing. Now (having created a life that requires little...
(Mods please move if there is a better place for this question) Given that in the IOM diagnostic unrefreshing sleep must be present (correct me...
I've discovered (I had a very sheltered childhood in which everyone genuinely wanted to understand things) that there are a lot of people who just...
Sounds like useful feedback for the research group - is it worth sending them a short email to tell them? :) I remember finding statistical...
Thanks for this. It does describe my experience very well (although my diet has never needed much of a fix apart from more absolute preservative...
(That's why I'm here: I used to be able to read and interpret such data and synthesise ideas (ie from multiple sources and studies) to see the big...
It's worth making a distinction between the researchers and the articles. Research in a grad student setting is all about getting funding and,...
Let me know if you get any info on this when you have it checked?
I think a useful exercise for all those embarking on an experiment is to list all your assumptions before you start. Then give that list to...
I am usually cold since ME/CFS. Extra cold when sicker. (ETA: for example I wear 5-6 wool layers, a hat and a wind proof on a bright summer day...
Large volumes of hot/warm drinks speed the gut. So I guess you could use that to advantage if that's the problem. I find not eating helps slow...
Yes but diarrhoea more often than constipation. ETA Not just mild but full blown, gastroenteritis symptoms
Seems far too precise to be 'the answer'. I guess it's just an attention grabber. But I am curious as I've not yet read enough to have heard about...
This might be too simple a question (in too many words), please, complier, feel free to skip or critically edit: What would be your advice to...
Peer review is like the quote from Churchill on democracy: It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others...
As a student I took Bliss (developed by a local university at the time though I think it's been sold to a company now - not sure how budgeting...
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