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Dropping it in the middle of the Brexit chaos was obviously a bad move, I'm sure most newspapers are far too busy dealing with other stories. Overall it's a bit of a nothing-berder, sorry for bringing politics into it

I think it reads quite well as a list of the successes of our campaigns to highlight the flaws in their research!

Perfectly sums up how I feel about it.

I was prescribed amitriptyline for insomnia during my first bout of M.E. - it was 10 years ago so don't remember the dose. It did help with getting to sleep but left me feeling really dopey when I woke up. My main point is that I had a dreadful withdrawal reaction even though I weaned off it...

Completely agree. I'm probably repeating what others have said but this tactic allows all criticisms to be thrown aside as irrational shouting by ill-informed patients. The narcissism it must take to sustain this thought process is breath-taking; to be so confident/arrogant that you are correct...

They are working very hard for the pro-fracking side. They held a press briefing a week or so ago which produced a slew of articles pandering to the fracking companies. http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/fracking-in-the-uk-what-does-the-evidence-say/

Is it Reuters by any chance?

https://www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/public-petitions-committee-january-24-2019 And this is the transcript http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11911&i=107684 :)

The representatives of the Scottish Government this morning were quite disappointing but the committee were very good. Not really letting them off the hook. They mentioned setting up a working group and were very concerned by the poor attitude of some doctors to people with M.E. and wanted to...

If Carol Monaghan is present as invited then I don't think she'll just let them get away with the usual bluster; this could be very promising but I'll try not to get my hopes up!

It wasn't updated in the parliamentary briefing pack from the Commons :thumbsdown: And they quoted funding figures for biomedical research which I think were wrong - I think they were inclusive of behavioural/psychological numbers too. ETA I realise you all picked up on this early on, sorry.

Reference range is 0.4-4 so it's within normal limits and at the low end. Like @DokaGirl said, TSH is more of a worry if it's high because it's not being responded to. Hope this helps.

No, my current relapse/second bout is completely different to my first illness, no back pain or stomach pain this time. My main symptoms now are moderate/severe POTS with associated chest pain. Both were very unpleasant but the POTS is far more disabling. Hope you find some answers/help for...

I got long term aching pain in the kidney area in my first bout of M.E., dismissed as nothing by doctors. Not this time round though?

Hi, I can't give you exact advice on your situation but can offer my own experience. In the last 12 months I have claimed contributions ESA and UC. Neither has been straight-forward, prepare yourself to enter a world that makes no sense! If UC exists in your area I think you will have to claim...

This I wholeheartedly agree with.

By coincidence I've been reading their 17-18 annual report today as well as their charity commission listing. They have appointed themselves arbiters of good science, citing success as being where what they consider a 'poor' paper/scientific endeavour appears in the media; front page vs page 8...

Yes, also it states that depression and stressful life events had no significance in the responses. ETA: I basically just repeated your quote but from a different section of the paper, sorry! My brain is struggling this morning with all this going on.

It was a really good documentary although such a tragic story. I'm not buying Teflon pans anymore given the harm that gets done making them. We were taught at vet school about not having pet birds in the kitchen if Teflon pans are used, the fumes kill them, like in the programme! Sadly I...