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I was thinking it was something you put in antifreeze ...

Isn't suicidal ideation a possible side-effect of Ozempic and the others, or am I getting mixed up with another drug?

Further to my comments above, I'm starting to wonder whether pwME, in addition to increasing doses in smaller steps than normal people, need to reduce them more slowly when trying to come off medications.

That seems like an awful lot of antidepressants to be on at once ... All I can say is that my caree is on mirt and I'm not aware that it masks her symptoms. Also, it is frequently reported that pwME can react excessively to standard-level increases in dosage and may need to increase by much...

Mainly USA: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/covid-summer-2024-surge-symptoms_l_6679820de4b0d2f6354efe63 "The FLiRT variants are offshoots of JN.1, which was the dominant variant in the U.S. this past winter. This family of variants appears to be very contagious, thanks to mutations in...

Of course it does - at the home visit for my caree's PIP application, the healthcare professional came in and announced that he was a cancer nurse (or some such) and so understood all about fatigue :facepalm:

In their defence, I have an item from them which is very good.

"Third, to ensure better care for patients, every NHS trust needs to implement the latest ME support guidelines. Troubling reports suggest that only one in four trusts are complying. Ministers must investigate this and urgently address what is going wrong." 25%? That's really worrying.

What a palaver, though! And all introduced to deal with a "problem" which doesn't actually exist worth speaking of :( But talking of ID, having recently moved house, I thought I'd open a new savings account with a building society I was already a member of. I was stunned to find I couldn't...

Merged thread Just to remind any readers who are in the UK and who are well enough not to have applied for a postal vote: to vote in person now you will have to supply photo ID from a very limited selection of approved IDs, or get your local Council to issue you with a form of voter ID. Local...

Welcome, then, Janna! Sounds as though you'll be a good person to have on board.

This rather worrying-sounding report was the front page of today's METRO: Why is Pregabalin found in a third of all drug-related deaths? | UK News | Metro News Gabapentin is also mentioned, to a lesser extent.

One of those dreaded "superspreaders"?

Sounds totally counter-intuitive!

But these people are taking tests every month despite - in many cases - not even remotely thinking they might have Covid. How does that affect the "in real life" situation?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/thousands-hospitalised-and-an-nhs-warning-how-covid-still-grips-the-uk/ar-BB1hCfSN Frankly, I just don't see how they're getting hold of reliable data in the UK. I mean, when I caught Covid (finally) the other week, I couldn't find any way of formally...

"Journal editors took a similar tack, ignoring his letters, rejecting them, or investigating on timescales bordering on the glacial." Sounds oddly familiar ...

Now you mention it, I'm not sure that I have a sense of smell at the moment either. Trouble is, we don't have much smelly stuff in the house, so it's a bit difficult to be sure! Edit: Have edited my previous post further.

Thought I'd update this on an n=1 basis, since after 4 years I've finally tested positive: No temperature, sharp headache occasionally, scratchy throat, runny nose, achey muscles (especially the sort of places where I used to get the same when I had my period, plus neck), occasional sharp...

I wish I'd done this - i.e. mask wearing - last week when I went to the theatre, then I might not have got &%£^£%^ Covid! It's still out there, folks.