This blog was prompted when I learned of a family that had been riddled with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), one of whose members began experiencing psychotic symptoms, and ultimately, full psychotic episodes after being given fludrocortisone. Her severe illness...
In her last blog, Melissa reported that her symptoms were greatly improved by a spinal patch. She returns with a new blog on high intracranial pressure, and ME/CFS/FM and long COVID. This is a post on intracranial pressure and its effect on many illnesses and their...
Health Rising’s Recovery/Recovering Stories series continues with yet another novel recovery/recovering story. Melissa’s story is the first spinal story in this series, and her recovery was unusual in its rapidity and its one-off nature. One simple,...
The coronavirus is triggering all sorts of diseases other than ME/CFS – that’s good news for anyone with a post-infectious illness We thought the coronavirus would trigger a lot of chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and it has. The big surprise is what...
The first blog in a couple of weeks is different – it’s not on ME/CFS/FM or long COVID per se – and that may be a good note to start out on. It’s a reminder that ME/CFS is not alone – that it shares broad themes with other diseases – some...
The building is dark – the doors are locked – everything has been shut down. It’s early 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic has struck. A figure walks down the street, pauses – briefly peers into the entrance – and moves on. He turns left...