Todd00, I have heard of nervous exhaustion too and yes it is similar to CFS. However, the causes are quite different. With nervous exhaustion the fatigue isn't caused from an infection. In CFS all...
Hi Taintedangel. I also have hashimoto's and CFS./FMS I am seeing a specialist who works with the fibro and fatigue centers. He uses bioidentical hormones to balance the hormonal imbalances...
Hi Billyjack, Yes, my tests required several visits to Dr. Lerner's office. Esp the Holter monitor because you have to go in to have it put on and then you must return it the next day before I think...
Hi Billyjack, I am assuming you are coming to see Dr. Lerner. All I can tell you is what it was like for me when I started with him. I saw him initially for about an hour or two. It's a long...
Hi aquarius and ms.kentucky, I have never heard of that. I have CFS/FMS and I have never abused anything, not even aspirin! I sure hope that doesn't become mainstream thinking or we are all doomed....
Hi ms.kentucky, Yes it is possible to have all three. I have all three and Chiari I Malformation and Syringomyelia and a few other fun things. Chronic Pain Syndrome is really a large category that...
Hi Michael, Just checked my appt with Dr. Lerner and I see him next week too! I see him on the 6th at 1:30, so if you see him the same day, we might run into each other! As for the disability, I am...
Hi Michael, Thanks for your post. You sound as if you are doing pretty good! You were fortunate to get treatment going in under 5 years! I wasn't even dx for 3years and then it was another 7 before I...
Hi Shelly, I have had CFS for 11 years, and Fibro for about 7 years. I agree that there is a lot of conflicting info out there. That's because no one really knows what is going on and the ones that...
Hi Mike and Kim, Thanks for your posts. Just wanted to add a few things. Mike- It's always great to hear from another of Dr. Lerner's patients who is doing well on his protocol. I am so glad it is...
Hi Billyjack, BTW- Love the name, it reminds me of the movie that I also loved. I am sorry to hear that you had to give up med school for this darn disease(DD). So many of us have given up so much. I...
Hi Billyjack, Glad to have you here. You asked why I believe CFS involves the heart so much other than the obvious research by top researchers Cheney and Lerner. My personal reasons are because of...
Hi Violets, Sorry it took so long to respond, I've not been feeling well, my husband gave me a new bug he has!! Regarding your question about the antibiotics: I was put on them for an embedded sinus...
Hi Violets, Thanks for the reply. I didn't tell you that I was just retested for lyme from the doc that specializes in CFS/FMS from the Fibro/Fatigue Centers a few months ago. He said it was neg....
Hi Violets, Thanks for your reply. It's great when I get to speak to another patient of Dr. Lerner's. I've spoken with several over the last couple of years and they have had varying responses to the...
Hi everyone, I'm kind of new here, having only posted a few times. But I"m not new to CFS/FMS. I've had this stuff since 1995 and a few other nasty health issues as well. Anyway, I'd like to tell you...
Hi, I've had CFS/FMS since 1995, dx in 1997. I've tried just about everything and nothing worked. Then in Jan. 2005, I went to see a doctor I had heard about on another CFS site. His research has...