ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Reviews

I wanted to write a review about my experiences of having M.E (mostly throughout my teenage years) to help raise awareness of the illness and hopefully to help others who suffer from this. I remember the feeling of dread every morning when my mum used to wake me up to get ready for school. Every morning was the same, I felt too ill to ...  Read the complete review

ME/CFS touched my life some nine years ago. I am writing this review as the wife of a ME/CFS patient. Firstly why the dual title? Well as with most things connected with this awful condition there seems to be a debate regarding what to even call it although CFS is now the accepted name for the condition. This condition really divides ...  Read the complete review

I have just read the review of MACHAIR1. Its fantastic. I was only diagnosed with Me....Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in September. Nothing about the illness was explained to me by my neurologist, I was sent home with Modafinil to take in the mornings. These are meant to help with the fatigue......which they did, for ...  Read the complete review

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis This review is about what it is like to live with M.E or as it is often called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Other labels are Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome and in the U.S it is called CFIDS. I am writing this to help to raise awareness of the condition and hopefully to dispel a few myths. It is ...  Read the complete review

Imagine my supprise when l found a topic on ME/CFS on dooyoo. Its true that many people do not understand this illness and as a long term sufferer this is very very very frustrating indeed. The trouble with CFS is that the symptoms are so confusing and mind baffling, symptoms can include problems with cognitive functioning, ...  Read the complete review

I myself suffer from ME, and have done for just over a year now. I was diagnosed not too long ago. Here is my story (I apologize at the length, but it is very detailed) "We're all in this together.." we finished singing for what felt like the millionth time that night. Finally we were sent home from what was the most grueling ...  Read the complete review

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a seriously debilitating disease whose effects are compounded by the fact that medical science has yet to reach agreement on the actual causes of the illness which in turn makes treatment more difficult. Having had an ex-partner who was diagnosed with CFS having displayed many of the symptoms of it I do ...  Read the complete review

I don't personally suffer from ME, but my mother has for about 10 years now. I always remember when she was diagnosed, I was only about 11 so didn't completely understand what was happening. I'd never heard about ME/ Chronic fatigue before, and I don't think its publicised as much as it should be. So, here's my Mothers story and abit about ME ...  Read the complete review

DIARY This review contains an extract from my diary from three years ago when I first became ill. After a series of tests to eliminate possible causes I was eventually diagnosed with M.E. or, as it is known nowadays, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. When I told friends and work colleagues what was wrong with me, some of them were ...  Read the complete review

Why does everyone assume that I am lazy or can't be bothered to do things? If only they knew what I would like to do, but don't do because I am not able, not just because I don't want to. I'd love to be able to walk for miles, go swimming, have a night out, do my own shopping, go to work, drive my car or clean my ...  Read the complete review

I admit it - I'm a fraud! Most of the opinions I've read are from people sufferring from ME. I don't. I never have. But I am a doctor, and I feel I need to write to explain a bit about the medical opinion of ME. As many people have pointed out in their opinions, medical views differ greatly. A lot of my colleagues are of the ...  Read the complete review

The answer to both is yes, its just a matter of time before research shows both conditions to be "proveable". This is a long read so for those like me who have the condition, feel free to take your time and have a break if you need to. To be honest it makes my blood boil more with the Governments denial of Gulf War ...  Read the complete review

Over the years I read a lot in magazines about ME and the devastation it caused to people's lives. I will be honest that for quite a long time I tended to think that it was a case of mind over matter. Then it hit my family. To be precise, my then 7 year old daughter. She had won a scholarship to prep school the year before, and a ...  Read the complete review

ME is another one of these unexplained medical oddities. I had something-similar about five years back. I didn’t label it ME and hoped the symptoms would go away. They eventually did as I started a new job and lifestyle. I remember getting up in the morning feeling drained in the legs and a feeling of negativity. In the winter evenings ...  Read the complete review

I am just run down and tired or maybe it is a lack of vitamins...i felt like this for years . I am sure that my gp thought i had some sort of attention disorder as i was constantly back and too complaining of being tired and rundown and generally under the weather in particular after a bad bout of hepatitis. at one stage i was so ...  Read the complete review

I have been postponing writing about M.E because it has had such a huge impact on my life and I know that once I start writing, I could go on forever about how this illness affects sufferer’s lives. WHAT IS M.E? Firstly for those of you who don’t know much about M.E, I will tell you a little about it. M.E ...  Read the complete review

Note to morons// This is an OPINION it is not a medical recommendation or a legal document. Everything you read here is only guaranteed to be true inside my head. In the outside world, it should definately be taken with a pinch of salt. It is perfectly possible that this is a load of cack.. but that doesn't mean it's not useful. I ...  Read the complete review

I went to doctor after doctor to see what was wrong with me. I got blood tests and was questioned about my life style. They said that nothing was wrong with me and suggested that I seek Psychiatric counseling. None of the doctors were willing to take me or my symptoms seriously! I heard that the average CFS patient consults with 16 different ...  Read the complete review

I have a very close friend, so close that she is godmother to my two children. I absolutely adore her. She is like a sister to me and my partner. She was training to be a midwife three years ago and qualified, getting a 1 in her degree. She applied for a job at the other end of the country, where her oportunities for climbing the ladder ...  Read the complete review

A lot has ben written about ME. not so much is written about an illness related to ME called Fibromyalgia. Fibro (for short) is basically all the symptoms of ME rolled into one rather nasty package with muscular rhumatism. My husband was diagnosed with it 12 years ago. He was 26 then and had suffered not only the symptoms but the ...  Read the complete review