To me this should be an inherent part of their remit. If not challenged via bodies which purport to support and represent the patient group then the narrative simply continues and the endless loop goes on with revisionist name changes.
If after all these years they do not have persons who can...
This is where critical analysis and statements from charities is needed.
It is not difficult when faced with studies this bad, but it does not seem to happen.
I would love to be proved wrong on this occasion especially.
Lower blood oxygen in PEM is a feature here.
Given that it's not an automatic thing to look at it would be interesting to see if this is unusual or not .
Don't be silly Caroline. If you can't get referrals for comorbid symptoms because that would encourage unhelpful beliefs, why on earth would you be given something to objectively measure said symptoms ?
yes, I would agree with remission v recovered- an area that needs some serious research too as there are numerous anecdotes of teenagers " recovering" only to become ill again in later life - it may be valuable to unpick what instigated recurrance - viral/ environmental/etc as it may hold clues...
I would guard against prevalence rates being uniformly distributed throughout the population. Given that we know certain age ranges have spikes, it may be that these cohorts have greater incidence. Discounting Crawley et al rates of c 2-2.5 % due to general lack of discrimination in diagnosis...
This is sad.
My aunt is under Myhill who prescribed sleep meds which her GP would not to provide some stability.
Adrenal / thyroid meds and magnesium injections fir a while have also helped. ( they helped enormously with night time heart palpitations)
She is still severely affected, but not...
Cancer generally has many " supportive " options.
One of my cousins used acupuncture and massage during her treatment for cancer.
I don't know how this was funded though.
Could charities/ APPG group request data ?
Though not researchers it would surely set the wrong tone to refuse such groups?
Or am I being incredibly naive on low sleep?
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