Monthly Archives: November 2013
Yeah, You Really are Sick
As you may know, I have two blogs, “Behind the Locked Doors of Inpatient Psychiatry” and “Notes in Passing,” and a strange thing has happened. As I have been writing about fatigue, I have been posting the same pieces to both blogs. The … Continue reading
Beyond Fatigue
MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (ME) CHRONIC FATIGUE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (CFIDS) CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) ME/CFIDS/CFS is an inflammation of the brain, perhaps caused by a virus. It is an autoimmune disorder in which physical, mental or emotional stress cause neuroimmune exhaustion. The fatigue … Continue reading
CFS/CFIDS/ME (Notes II)
The ‘Oxford Criteria’ (1990) therefore defined CFS/ME as a syndrome in which: • there is a definite onset (i.e., it is not lifelong) • fatigue is the main symptom • the fatigue is severe, disabling and affects both physical and … Continue reading
CFS/CFIDS/ME (Notes I)
Jennifer Brea . . . disabled by myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME — “the most prevalent and devastating disease your doctor has never heard of,” she said. . .chronic fatigue syndrome . . . a name . . . does a disservice … Continue reading
CFS/CFIDS/ME
CFS: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFIDS: Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome ME: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis All different names for the same thing. I’ve written about how my depression would lift with rest. Depression is a very common attribute of CFIDS. What if … Continue reading
Behind the Locked Doors of Inpatient Psychiatry 