ME/CFS Articles

Written by Casey Douglass




ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, the long-winded name for a sensation caused by the brain's response to ...

a) Fatigue. The most common feature for diagnosis is persistent fatigue - a fatigue unlike anything that has been experienced before and quite unlike the usual tiredness that one might feel after a busy day. Although fatigue must be present for a diagnosis, it isn't necessarily the worse symptom (as can be seen in the OU/AYME report 'Speaking Up') ...

Written by Casey Douglass




Relaxation is something that sufferers of any illness will often hunt for, like some elusive mystical creature hiding in the tall grasses of pain and discomfort. ME/CFS sufferers can feel particularly bereft when it comes to winding down, and even if they can ...

When using this scale it is important to remember that:

• Flexibility in its use will help all concerned

• There is no predictable pattern to ME/CFS

• Many may fall between each noted percentage

• Fluctuations will occur over short periods of time

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We know it's very hard to understand how a person with ME/CFS feels. Even those of us with ME/CFS ourselves can only begin to imagine how family or friends with ME/CFS are feeling on any particular day.

What makes it all so hard is that people with ME/CFS often LOOK quite well! And they can smile, ...

What is CFS/ME and what causes it?

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is primarily a neurological illness (brain disorder) with variable involvement of other bodily systems including muscles, liver, heart, endocrine or lymphatic glands.

Clinically it is a fluctuating ...