Treatment

uppers or downers?

flowers4u
  • By flowers4u · New reply May 11, 2013
  • 6 replies
  • This just popped into my head...here I am (we are), in pain, chronically fatigued. And most often we are prescribed 'downers' for lack of a better word. Narcotics, anti-depressants, muscle relaxants ...

Book About CFS

Strange_Case
  • By Strange_Case · Posted April 13, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • "chronic fatigue syndrome: a treatment guide, 2nd edition will be free on amazon.com on april 20 and 21, 2013." http://www.cfstreatmentguide.com ...

Nothing helps

angel0713
  • By angel0713 · New reply March 11, 2013
  • 9 replies
  • I have tried every antidepressant and a few adhd meds. like adderall and ritalin. Everything makes me tired. Coffee makes me sleepy. What else is there to help get some energy so I can do the things I ...

Anyone w/CFS treat with acupuncture?

jamin (Inactive)
  • By jamin (Inactive) · Posted November 26, 2012
  • 0 replies
  • Been talking about electro stim acupuncture a lot here and on other health boards and personally I am doing acupuncture for the FM and OA issues I deal with... Lots of sites talk about acupuncture and ...

Testosterone cream

john1982
  • By john1982 · Posted November 4, 2012
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  • hello, my first post in this section. (I had to join , just to post here) Just wanted to tell people i've suffered with CFS for 10+ years now. (psoriatic arthritis probably did it) It started getting ...

Valtrex used for CFS

lvfrogs
  • By lvfrogs · New reply October 24, 2012
  • 4 replies
  • Hello, I am wondering if anyone on here has been treated for their CFS with Valtrex. A good friend has started it and is feeling great. I would like to hear from other people if they have used it too ...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Damarys
  • By Damarys · New reply September 7, 2012
  • 16 replies
  • Hi . I am in Cymbalta 120 mg day. Adderall 30mg A.M. but feel so tired all day. Two little childrens 5 years and 6 years . Any suggestions of treatment to take of my high titters of Epstein Barr Virus ...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrone

Strib
  • By Strib · New reply May 31, 2012
  • 5 replies
  • I have had CFS for two years now without relief. I just had a rather eye opening discussion with my neuropshychiatric counselor the other day. She has me on cymbalta and clonazepam to relieve the anxiety ...

autonomic neuropathy

flacjen
  • By flacjen · New reply May 31, 2012
  • 1 reply
  • I have more questions...anyone out there w/autonomic neuropathy? I am about to have a big surgery and I have concerns with anesthesia. I would appreciate your experiences. thank you LIVE STRONG ...

Antibiotics

Trixie10
  • By Trixie10 · New reply April 22, 2012
  • 4 replies
  • I posted this on the Fibromyalgia board as well. I just finished a course of Amoxycillin for an eye infection and I feel terrific all over. Best I have felt in the couple of years that I have been suffering ...

Proper Nutrition

jacolbyhouse
  • By jacolbyhouse · New reply February 24, 2012
  • 1 reply
  • I have fibromyalgia, arthritis, hypothyroidism, sleep apnea, obesity, and high blood pressure. I have always struggled with my weight, debilitating chronic pain and chronic fatigue. I feel like I have ...

Starting a new medication

angel0713
  • By angel0713 · New reply December 28, 2011
  • 9 replies
  • I have been doing a lot of research on medications for EBV and CFS. I found a website all about a medication called Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). It's a medication for drug addiction but in lower dosages ...

A special kind of doctor

angel0713
  • By angel0713 · New reply October 26, 2011
  • 1 reply
  • I see just a family doctor for my CFS and EBV and he is helpful but I am not sure if I need a special kind of doctor who will do more and help me more. Is there a such doctor that knows more about CFS ...

Please read....I really need some help and support

angel0713
  • By angel0713 · New reply October 22, 2011
  • 10 replies
  • Does anyone take anything to help with the fatigue? I was prescribed ritalin and it is making me more sleepy than before. I really need something to help with my very low energy level. I can't take this ...

Akea for Life

lvfrogs
  • By lvfrogs · New reply October 20, 2011
  • 5 replies
  • Has anyone heard of this? Naturally, a friend of mine sent this to me as my "cure" for CFS and I went online and read about it, don't think it could hurt but it was expensive. It's a nutritional supplement ...

EBV - changing diet

OverEBV
  • By OverEBV · New reply August 29, 2011
  • 6 replies
  • My 42 year old husband was diagnosed 8 years ago with the Epstein Barr Virus. They told him it might be 1-2 years until he regained his energy level back. Well- it has never risen back to 100%. At this ...

Fibromyalgia pain treatment without drugs

xbankerpat
  • By xbankerpat · New reply May 27, 2011
  • 3 replies
  • I have been living with Fibromyalgia for years and it is only getting worse. I can't excercise. Massages aren't helping. My daily activites are being effected. I can't take pain meds, as my liver and ...

Suggestions for CFS/FM

jaj217
  • By jaj217 · New reply April 1, 2011
  • 11 replies
  • Hello everyone! I have had fibro for a year and a half but still have 'other' symptoms like fatigue that point to CFS. My question is "What medications do you & your Dr use for the treatment of CFS ...

I used to suffer from CFS

Marg2010
  • By Marg2010 · New reply January 14, 2011
  • 6 replies
  • I feel your pain. I was diagnosed with CFS some 20+ years ago and I was treated like a leper. there was very little known about the disorder and Dr's couldn't be bothered. I tortured myself for being ...

Second week of feeling healed

Trixie10
  • By Trixie10 · Posted November 17, 2010
  • 0 replies
  • I have to share this news as for the first time in ten months I feel my normal energy and sense of self back. It has been a week and the first time I have felt consistnly good. I started two products ...

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