by Remy | Jun 12, 2019 | Brain, Fibromyalgia and Pain, Goldstein, Homepage, Nimodipine
Remy provides the second in a series of blogs on using nimidopine – a calcium channel blocking drug – in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM). As described in Dr. Katherine Downing-Orr’s 2010 book, “Beating Chronic Fatigue Your... 
by Cort Johnson | May 21, 2019 | Brainstem, Craniocervical Instability, Craniocervical Instability, Homepage, Spine
I can hardly believe it myself. My ME is in remission. Jen Brea She ditched her wheelchair seven weeks ago. Her POTS disappeared in March. The sensitivities to sound, light, vibration and touch are gone. So is the muscle twitching, the air hunger, the restless legs,... 
by Cort Johnson | Apr 29, 2019 | Brain, Homepage, Metabolism, Motor Cortex, Muscles
Studies suggest it’s possible that every aspect of muscle activity – from oxygen uptake by the muscles, to mitochondrial functioning, to lactate build up, to the ability of the muscles to relax, to problems with the microcirculation – are present to some degree in... 
by Cort Johnson | Apr 20, 2019 | Ketamine, Prefrontal Cortex, Treatment
For years, ketamine was known for its use as an anesthetic or as a recreational drug. Its ability to provide quick and safe sedation saved many lives during the Vietnam war and is still the preferred anesthetic in battlefield situations. It can be used to induce a... 
by Cort Johnson | Mar 23, 2019 | Brain, NIH, Research
Clutching our little maps we gloomily stared at the rain pelting the grey labyrinth that was the NIH. We were utterly lost and very late for our appointment with Dr. Nath, the leader of the NIH Intramural study on ME/CFS. Thankfully, we eventually found our way and... 
by Cort Johnson | Mar 19, 2019 | Basal Ganglia, Brainstem, Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation
Jeff’s amazing craniocervical instability story indicated that a damaged brainstem can produce all the symptoms of ME/CFS/FM/POTS. He’s not the first to believe that. Michael VanElzakker, the author of the Vagus Nerve Hypothesis, has believed that for...
