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Yup, my aunt went well into her 80's with symptoms, her worse being increased heart palpitations/anxiety that scared her. She was on the patch which helped with hot flashes/sweats but nothing else. Personally, I just want my sleep to go back to normal.

Early use of antivirals linked to reduce risk of long Covid Though the protective mechanisms are not fully understood, the authors said lowering the rate of viral replication in patients likely plays a role in the antivirals' ability to lower the risk of long COVID. The condition is strongly...

Highlights First network meta-analysis of oral antiviral drugs effects on post COVID-19 condition (PCC). Early use of oral antiviral drugs in acute phase of COVID-19 has a protective effect against PCC. Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir may be a superior choice over molnupiravir on reducing risk of PCC...

I'm going on nine years. I have asked my GP(now retired) of 35 years about HRT several times over the past years but I got the impression that she didn't feel it was necessary? She explained that it doesn't work for everyone, but when it does, it helps with hot flashes/night sweat and...

my apologies @bobbler :)

@bobbler You wrote "Malaise is just an old-timey insult frankly. The malaise or fatigue happens after the symptoms are exacerbated. Coz you feel rubbish so you do less. Not exactly quantum physics, is it?" Generally speaking, malaise describes some symptoms of PEM which is better than...

I know it's bad in the U.K and found it very interesting that my sister who works at a Saudi hospital had a telemedicine consult with a gynecologist in the UK and had no trouble getting a prescription sent to her doctor in Saudi for menopause because the medication is unavailable at the...

I hope you didn't interpret my description of PEM as minor. I was just describing how malaise is used in a medical setting Of course PEM is an experience that no one could understand unless they've experienced it themselves. I literally want to be 'put out' for 3 days b/c I don't want...

To be fair, anxiety and depression symptoms do occur during menopause and it can be very distressing. There were months during the early onset when I seriously fantasied about harming someone. I wouldn't have done it of course, but that's how I felt.

Study Illustrates Influence of Ethnicity, BMI, and Age on How Vitamin D Levels Respond to UVB Exposure LINK

Key Points While today marks the end of Sunshine Month, it is important to remember and implement the key points provided about sensible sunshine exposure for our health year-round A newly released study (April 2024) used data from half a million participants from the United Kingdom (UK,) to...

UK: Women forced to attend up to 10 GP appointments to get menopause diagnosis, study finds Exclusive: Menopause expert warns women are enduring ‘needless barriers’ to treatment and are ‘suffering and confused’ Women are being forced to attend up to 10 GP appointments to get a menopause...

I posted a couple of studies and we had a discussion here and here

@bobbler Until they figure it all out then that's what we're stuck with. Malaise is a medical term that's used for cardiac patients- malaise cardiaque, includes nausea, weakness, out of breath, anxiety, indigestion et. I feel this describes PEM quite well?

The prevalence of Post-Ebola Syndrome hearing loss, Sierre Leone LINK

@poetinsf Interesting. Do you experience both cognitive and physical PEM or just physical PEM?

Canadians Without Life Threatening Disease Are Being Encouraged to Consider Suicide: Opinion Green says patients who can now access MAID include those with lifelong chronic pain or post-viral illness such as chronic Lyme disease or chronic fatigue syndrome (now called Myalgic...

I have read several news stories in the last year about an increase in car accidents related to Covid infection. LINK State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster said that covid-19 was likely a contributory factor in the crash. Dr Bolster found in her autopsy on Mr Allen on August 31, 2022, in City...

@mango I'm not sure I have the same one you ordered based on the link you sent. Perhaps they changed the packaging since I bought mine over 8yrs ago. Mine came in a plastic tube like this one I wear it around my neck and upper back lying flat. When the towel warms up I take it off and...

After Lady Gaga's recent bragging that she performed for FIVE NIGHTS while fully infectious with Covid, her make-up artist, Sarah Tanno, reveals devasting struggle with long covid.