The Anxiety Question in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: Is the Autonomic Nervous System to Blame?
Anxiety type symptoms are common in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, Gulf War Ilness (GWI), and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Dr. Baraniuk, an ME/CFS and GWI researcher, has long thought that researchers missed the boat by focusing...
Exercise Exposes New Types of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
POTS is a condition characterized by very rapid heart rates (>40 bpm increase – adolescents; 30 bpm increase – adults) and pooling of blood in the lower body while standing. It has strikingly similar symptoms (fatigue, exercise intolerance, dizziness,...
Is Nerve Damage Affecting the Lungs in Fibromyalgia?
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) appears to be the subject of the week for Health Rising. This study introduced an unusual combination – it threw autonomic nervous system and lung functioning tests together. People don’t typically tie fibromyalgia or...
Fatigue – the Japanese Way: A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Perspective
The Japanese have long been engaged in a quest to understand severe fatigue. Severe fatigue is an issue the Japanese apparently take fairly seriously. In fact, Watanabe and Tanaka begin their overview of the causes of severe, chronic fatigue by referring to exhaustion...
Extraordinary NIH ME/CFS Clinical Center Study May be Most Comprehensive and In-Depth Ever
Thanks to Simon and MEAction for allowing Health Rising to post Simon’s exposition of the truly remarkable chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) study about to take place at the NIH. This blog first appeared on MEAction. Most images and captions were added by me...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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