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  1. adambeyoncelowe

    Public Nice guidelines and Cannabis treatment for epilepsy and MS

    It depends on the topic and what the protocol for that topic was. But even if it weren't in the literature search, it could be raised and discussed by any member. Also, I meant to say before, lay members are equal in every respect to professional members.
  2. adambeyoncelowe

    Public Nice guidelines and Cannabis treatment for epilepsy and MS

    I can only speak in generalities until the minutes eventually end up in the public domain, but we certainly do consider American trials. Evidence searches typically scour all English-language publications (I think this covers translated papers too) and committee members are free to raise any...
  3. adambeyoncelowe

    Individual differences in social network size linked to nucleus accumbens and hippocampal volumes in [FND]: A pilot study, 2019, Perez et al

    If I have a few thousand Twitter followers, does that mean my quality of life should be really good, then? Can I get better by getting more follows? (Sorry, I couldn't resist!)
  4. adambeyoncelowe

    Associations between gabapentinoids and suicidal behaviour, unintentional overdoses, injuries, road traffic incidents, etc., 2019, Molero et al.

    Other drugs, like amitriptyline, can have a similar effect, too: you get a nice warm glow the first couple of nights, which passes once your body seems to adjust to the tweaked neurotransmitters. My sleep and pain was the best that first night, and it's never been quite as useful ever since.
  5. adambeyoncelowe

    A perspective on causation of the chronic fatigue syndrome by considering its nosology, 2019, White

    They use post-exertional 'muscle fatiguability' as a similar concept. Note that although it refers to muscles, this criterion also says that 'symptoms' worsen (it doesn't say which ones) in the following 24-48 hours. It's explicitly based on the Ramsay definition, which also refers to muscle...
  6. adambeyoncelowe

    Why is The Guardian's coverage on ME/CFS so poor?

    Guardian US recently had to publicly chide Guardian UK for publishing a series of transphobic articles that reiterated basically the same arguments used against gay and lesbian rights in the 1980s, and which seemed to align with recent arguments made by the American evangelical right, too. I...
  7. adambeyoncelowe

    Ketogenic diet

    I think you're right. That's where I heard it.
  8. adambeyoncelowe

    Ketogenic diet

    It could be that too. I was remembering that Cort maybe wrote something about orexin and/or leptin after eating? I can't seem to find that right now. It might none of these things, or all of these things in different people, and we might never know. But I think it's an interesting clue.
  9. adambeyoncelowe

    Ketogenic diet

    I've always wondered if the post-prandial symptoms are possibly something else, as they don't feel the same as the blood sugar dips. Maybe hormonal (to do with wakefulness, fullness, hunger, etc). You could be right about a general difficulty with metabolising carbs in some cases, though as...
  10. adambeyoncelowe

    Ketogenic diet

    I think that's probably the best way to do it. Any diet has to feel intuitive/satisfying, or you won't stick to it.
  11. adambeyoncelowe

    Ketogenic diet

    I also meant to add, I've read a few things recently that suggest that even diets of moderate-to-low carbs (say, 100-150g per day) can have a beneficial effect without going the whole hog. It might just be what we've known all along: that starchy foods are better than simple sugars at keeping...
  12. adambeyoncelowe

    Ketogenic diet

    It's interesting re-reading this thread, I think. I did keto for a good, long while, but I struggled sometimes to get the macros right (I was eating too much protein) and over-compensated by adding in too much coconut oil. As a result, I definitely gained weight towards the end when I slackened...
  13. adambeyoncelowe

    On line ‘survey’ re UK CFS/ME specialist services

    Thanks. I have saved this.
  14. adambeyoncelowe

    "Fitbits and other wearables may not accurately track heart rates in people of color" STAT News

    This is interesting. But relatively, they should still be able so show an increase/decrease relative to averages, right? Unless the poorer signal from melanin somehow fluctuates based on other factors.
  15. adambeyoncelowe

    Trudie Chalder, BPS and MUS proponent - presentations, interviews and news

    Not that I'm aware of. It was sort of glossed over.
  16. adambeyoncelowe

    Trudie Chalder, BPS and MUS proponent - presentations, interviews and news

    It's in the transcript of her speech above. She sings his praises. ETA: Link here: https://www.s4me.info/threads/13-march-2019-chalder-%E2%80%98medically-unexplained-symptoms%E2%80%99-my-clinical-and-research-journey-over-30-years.5576/page-3#post-152193
  17. adambeyoncelowe

    Trudie Chalder, BPS and MUS proponent - presentations, interviews and news

    It's interesting that she openly admits to working with this guy: http://gaynewsarchive.org/tag/isaac-marks/ He's notorious for his type of conversion therapy ('aversion therapy'), which involved drugs to induce nausea and causing suffering to patients.
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