Its unclear how I became ill with ME.,
(and do take onboard Jonathons views)
my Drs and family believe its post viral
(struggled with a second severe bout of chickenpox in my late teens , bed bound ,first time ever ,for 4 months , and took a while to get back into my university course),
combined with genetic predisposition (not proven of course), migraines from an early age, had a few concussions too as a very active climbing farm kid.
Might it be interesting perhaps to note environmental factors ?
re ME, or further autoimmune issues ?
When I was bouncing around as a ca 5 year old
there was also alot of noteable chemical weed spraying (council would fume their way along roadsides rurally back in the 70s, where our farm was north of auckland NZ, with chemicals now no longer acceptable), and as an outdoor kid Im sure Id have been caught a few times unknowingly.
Interestingly 2 others of similar age in our valley (Id long since lost contact with) a past neighbour noted that theyve since also been diagnosed with ME…
(foggy do apologise for not getting this down clearly),
…they were also outside alot, later generations in our families havent been diagnosed with ME.
My older Sister doesnt have ME but she has also been diagnosed with Sjögrens (currently in good shape, so remission if you will).
Would agree whole heartedly with Kitty and Verity re managing symptoms , adjusting my own expectations. For me its quality of life rather than improvement.
Nothing has ever helped me improve. I'm not sure if that's even feasible
1, Cause: unknown biology.
Possible genetic predisposition, given family history
No psychological association with predisposing, precipating or perpetuating my ME/
Please note this is the case for me too.