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Study: Amitriptyline May Offer Short-Term Relief in FM for Sleep & Pain
Amitriptyline (Elavil) has been used as a sleep aid and pain reliever treatment for Fibromyalgia patients over the years. ForFM patients who do not suffer from depression, Elavil is also used to help with fatigue. My doctor … [Read More...]
ME/CFS Research Abstracts from ProHealth
New tool differentiates ME/CFS-related fatigue from other fatigue states Severe, persisting fatigue is a prominent symptom of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), but individuals with this illness … [Read More...]
Sign Petition to Raise Awareness During National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Thanks to Jeanne over at Endo Blog for working extremely hard to help raise awareness for Endometriosis, a debilitating yet little understood chronic illness millions of women worldwide suffer from. If you would like to sign Jeanne’s petition to help support Endometriosis awareness, please click THIS LINK, read the information on the page, then click […]
FIbromyalgia
Motivation for Exercise
I hate exercising mainly because whenever I do exercise, I end up in a CFS flare. I have started out slow, only a few minutes of working out at a time, and then built it up over several weeks. Then I have a set back because … Read More
Post-SARS CFS-Like Syndrome
In 2003, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) spread from southeast Asia to North America causing a public health panic and many deaths. Fever, cough, muscle pain and air hunger were the primary presenting symptoms, and many people who did not die from the acute infection failed to recover. There has been little long-term follow-up of […]
Coping Corner
Keeping A Positive Attitude
When you are chronically ill, it is so important to stay plugged into positive influences, be it people, music, books, etc. When you are physically ill, it is very hard to keep up appearances and to feel good about … Read More