by Cort Johnson | Dec 1, 2018 | Exercise, Finances, Homepage, Mindfulness, Mold, Orthostatic intolerance, Pacing, Recovery Stories, Treatment
Having any disease is scary, but having chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and/or fibromyalgia (FM) often adds a hefty dose of confusion and bewilderment to that fear. Not only are people with ME/CFS and FM typically exhausted and in pain, but problems with short-term... 
by Cort Johnson | Aug 24, 2018 | Fibromyalgia and Pain, Homepage, Orthostatic intolerance, POTS
Not Only Central Sensitization Fibromyalgia (FM) has long been thought to be a central sensitization disorder – a disorder primarily characterized by a hypersensitivity to pain and other stimuli. Fibromyalgia doesn’t just increase one’s sensitivity... 
by Cort Johnson | Apr 4, 2016 | Homepage, Orthostatic intolerance, Treatment
The Mayo Clinic is where people with difficult to diagnose and treat diseases go. The Mayo Clinic’s Rochester Hospital was recently ranked the best in the world. For many ME/CFS and FM patients, though, the Mayo has been more a place to stay away from than to... by Cort Johnson | Oct 4, 2015 | Homepage, Orthostatic intolerance, Treatment
In Dr. Bell’s third and last blog on orthostatic intolerance in ME/CFS/FM he provides signs that you might have OI, explains the different types found, and provides examples of them. If you’re wondering if you can have more than one type of OI, Dr. Bell... 
by Cort Johnson | Oct 4, 2015 | Homepage, Orthostatic intolerance, Treatment
Maggie was exhausted, her heart was pounding, her palms were sweating. She’d been to doctor after doctor only to be told she had panic disorder but their treatments weren’t working. Maggie was definitely agitated but her agitation and other symptoms... 
by Cort Johnson | Feb 3, 2015 | Autonomic Nervous System, Homepage, Orthostatic intolerance
Few healthy people give any thought at all to standing up, but for a subset of people with chronic fatigue syndrome standing up is an act that’s fraught with peril. Whether their hearts start racing (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and/or their...
