One of the great questions facing chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is whether many COVID-19 long haulers will come down with an ME/CFS-like condition. Anecdotally, it appears likely that they will. A few, isolated studies are beginning to suggest the same. Recently,...
The IACFS/ME Zoom 2020 Conference may have been a short 1-day affair, but it featured some really intriguing presentations. Health Rising reported on some startling results from Marvin Meadow’s oral rehydration studies earlier. Oral Rehydration Solution More...
The Paradox An earlier blog focused on the “renin-aldosterone paradox” in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) regulates blood volume and a whole bunch of...
Could COVID-19 studies already be providing clues about what went wrong with the long haulers and people with post-infectious chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia and other diseases? Two articles in the New York Times – a feature length one,...
A couple of weeks ago Health Rising posted a kind of wakeup call for the COVID-19 long haulers. Borne out of decades of experience with ME/CFS, it was admittedly a pretty harsh piece – not easy to take in. An Open Letter to the COVID-19 Long Hauler Community...
“If you look anecdotally, there is no question that there are a considerable number of individuals who have a post-viral syndrome that in many respects incapacitates them for weeks and weeks following so-called recovery. They report symptoms such as brain fog,...
