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Category Archives: CFS
From Paralysis to Fatigue: A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the Modern Era
Edward Shorter writes in this 1993 book: This cultural pressure is the crux of the book. The unconscious mind desires to be taken seriously and not be ridiculed. It will therefore strive to present symptoms that always seem, to the … Continue reading
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New Yorker: A Town for People with Chronic-Fatigue Syndrome
I came down with mono in January of 1986 and it was severe for a few weeks and kept me weak until June. I didn’t drop any of my commitments. I kept up with my 15 units at Sierra Community … Continue reading
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Online activists are silencing us, scientists say
LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) – The emails, tweets and blog posts in the “abuse” folder that Michael Sharpe keeps on his computer continue to pile up. Eight years after he published results of a clinical trial that found some patients … Continue reading
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Defeating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Joe* says: “Luke, just listened to your podcast on chronic fatigue. Amazing work, I myself have been a chronic pain sufferer for years, and can’t help but notice that amongst the redpilled, are the sick. Millenial woes suffers from terrible … Continue reading
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The Case Against Suicide
I am in five 12-step programs and sometimes I meet people who ask me why they should not commit suicide. I usually share from my experience. From 1988 to 1993, I was bedridden about 20 hours a day on average … Continue reading
Bad science misled millions with chronic fatigue syndrome
Julie Rehmeyer writes: If your doctor diagnoses you with chronic fatigue syndrome, you’ll probably get two pieces of advice: Go to a psychotherapist and get some exercise. Your doctor might tell you that either of those treatments will give you … Continue reading
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Marathon Runner Adopts Four Ethiopian Kids
I finished five marathons when I was 11. I wonder if it led to my life of fatigue and low testosterone levels? New York Times: Hall, 33, who was one of the last remaining hopes for an American front-runner in … Continue reading
WP: ‘Klimas (who also treats HIV/AIDS) says that if she had to choose between having HIV and having CFS, she’d unquestionably choose HIV’
From the Washington Post: Klimas couldn’t cure me, but she helped. She gave me immune modulators so my immune system wouldn’t overrev as though I were fighting an eternal flu. She worked to improve my sleep, suggesting a monitor to … Continue reading
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Nardil Saves Lives
I just finished reading the 2012 biography of author David Foster Wallace. He received great help from the medication Nardil and less than a year after he went off it in 2007, he committed suicide. I was largely bedridden from … Continue reading
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Slogging Thru Another CFS Relapse
I’ve been suffering through a relapse of my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) over the past three weeks, brought on by a vigorous month of exercise on my new stationary bike, bring my weight down to 177 pounds (down ten). Every … Continue reading