Hmmm. My Fibro/CFS symptoms started after a terrible case of mono 8 years ago. I acutally turned yellow from a swollen spleen/liver!
After lots of different doctors I finally found one that has managed to keep my symptoms at bay. My regimine includes thyroid and natural progesterone, vitamins, and a yeast-free diet.
Every other doctor wanted to throw anti-depressants at me.
“Every other doctor wanted to throw anti-depressants at me.”
I was getting to the point where they were wondering if I was depressed.
I remember thinking “sure I’m depressed - because I feel like crap! If I felt better I wouldn’t be depressed!”
When they can’t explain something they’re awfully quick to reach for that depression label.
AM, do you know if you had any type of vaccination around that time? The Hep B vaccine can cause symptoms that appear as CFS for all intents and purposes.
And to all the detractors out there - correlate the rise in this with the increased vaccination rates. Gulf War Syndrome is basically the same thing, and there are links to GWS and vaccinations.
I’m in total agreement with you.
Seven years ago, my daughter had such a bad case of mono that her spleen swelled and she had jaundice, too. She was really sick and was home for months.She developed an allergy to yeast after that and has had to be on a yeast-free diet. She sufferes from recurring bouts of tiredness which it definitely related to the mono. Many who wind up with CFS, start out that way.
Anyone who dismisses CFS as just a trendy yuppie illness has never experienced it firsthand. It is devastating