I take it you're not in favour then! Seriously though having therapy to learn how to manage your life and the challenges therein is a positive thing. Of course there are bad therapists, as there are...
Looks very like spam to me and reported as such, though to be honest I had a hard time getting through the mangled syntax and spelling. By the way you forgot to remove the stuff about stopping...
Hmm. No not my experience of CBT. It should allow you to identify patterns of negative thought and counteract them leaving you feeling more secure and happier overall. Its not a cure all but as CFS...
Worked for me. I'm so much better now its unreal. Prior to that antidepressants helped....
'The NHS in the UK are pretty useless when it somes to CFS, my partner has tried a number of times to get a GP to listen to him, but was simply thrown anti-depressants, which he refused." Why did he...
Totally feel for you. Its next to impossible to explain to someone else what its like to have your energy metered down to such a finite degree and have things they take for granted cause you...
Im glad that youre looking at getting back to normality. Not having cancer is definitely a good thing!...
No worries. This part of the site is actually pretty quiet. I think everyones too tired to post. Those fibromyalgics are full of beans though, not sure what would best fit your symptoms, possibly...
You can change the size of text that you view by going to your browsers menu at the top of the screen, in firefox its View - Text Size - and then you can make it larger or smaller there. Prolly much...
feel better hippimom...
"I had mono when I was 18 and was never the same after that. I felt like I never fully recovered and got tired and sick very easily. The year after I had mono I kept getting repeated cases of strep...
And this too shall pass......
Mercury fillings are bad news but your dentist shouldnt use anything like that these days. I need to get my fillings replaces with ceramic really but its expensive....
Yeah you might do. What anti deps are you taking. My doctor put me on paroxetine which helped a lot, it mostly got rid of the muscle problems and improved my sleep cycles so i wasnt waking up every...
Ive had acne ever since i was a teenager. I found that about 5 grammes a day of vitamin b5 eliminates most of it but when I tool the paroxetine it stopped working and my skin started to get bad...
Thanks Hippimom. Mark, you can search for me by username and get my previous posts, otherwise they were pretty much like this one. I take 50 mls a day of paroxetine and have done for a few months...
Yes! Paroxetine for several months, 50 mls a day. Made a world of difference to my fatigue and fibro....
I know I took a lot out on my wife when I was badly affected by the fatigue. You cant sleep, your muscles are constantly tired and achey and your head is woolley and its hard to think clearly so you...
Im guessing youre in the UK so Id be conservative about your expectations of what an NHS doctor will do to secure a diagnosis for this. And to be honest if you go to one and say that youve always...
Hello all, I have been taking paroxetine for the CFS as recommended by my doctor. Im on a half tab (50 mls?) a day and am still improving. The rate of recovery has been like a bell curve with an 80%...
You need to go and see a doctor to ease your mind, urgently. No one here is qualified to give a medical diagnosis and the best doctor alive couldnt give one over a message board....
My doctor said Cognitive Behavoural Therapy can help for CFS, as can antidepressants which she put me on. Shes Australian and after a a bit of googling I discovered that theres an Australian model of...
Yes great news....
Did it seem to help any of the other people on the course?...
Its really difficult to get across how tough life is with the cfs to non sufferers. I found that if I wasnt reminding people all the time I was sick then they'd presume I felt was better, but then...
Hi, sorry to hear about your problems. It sounds like you have a lot going on and are getting quite overwhelmed with it all on top oh having poor health. I'm concerned about what you said about your...
Actually Im based in London knickers. Unfortunately I think my chances of getting homeopathic treatment paid for by my PCT is just about nil but Ill bear it in mind for the future....
I just went to that link - Bodymind?? Headmind?? No wonder you're skeptical. Even if it did work i think I'd find it too annoying to persevere with... Seriously though apparently CBT works quite well...
Incidentally my doctor told me that the average length of time people will suffer from a bout of cfs is between 2 and 4 years....
Thats pretty much the medical definition of 'mild' chronic fatigue. ie you have about enough energy to do essential things like working and chores b ut none left over for socialising and hobbies....
"There is a black "X" on my lower back. It's about the size of a pencil head, but it's clearly and perfectly made X. It looks like it was tattoo'd on there, or burned in. I don't remember seeing it...
Normal size imo, try sitting further away from the screen....
CFS/Fibro is a giant pain in the backside. I cant believe how many people suffer from maladies like it to some extent these days as well as a whole host of other things with no clear pathological...
Been about a month since my last post. Still doing well. Improvements slowed down a bit from the initial rapid gains but the worst of the symptoms are abating still. Im still coming down with...
Its a bit of a general question really as different things work for different people a d we all seem to have somewhat diofferent symptoms.. Diet is something yoiu can control yourself that most...
What have you tried so far? Ive found antidepressants and diet to be the most effective thing but i think it depends on the person....
Paroxetine is working quite well for me, my doctor also said the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is quite effective. Ive found diet to have an effect too....
I spent a large part of my adolescence being what you may call a somewhat sickly child, a good many days off school curled up in bed with a hotwater bottle and a good book and a good many more sick...
Not sure about using medication with fibro or cfs. At its worst I was having moderate muscle pain/burning sensation and interrupted sleep. I was probably waking up around every 45 minutes to 1 hr and...
I think they generally diagnose these things by eliminating everything else rather than finding a particular thing wrong. The holy grail of these types of illnesses would be some kind of unequivocal...
Hello everyone from a CFS'er in rainy London. While obviously not exactly delighted to be on here announcing my ill health I am glad to have found this board, it seems like a useful resource (thanks...