The Case for IVIG Treatment in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Fibromyalgia, Small Fiber Neuropathy, and POTS : IVIG#3
“The bottom line is that we should rethink this whole area and encourage proper clinical trials.” Dr. Nancy Klimas This article is the last of a three-part series on IVIG which came out of my attending the 2018 Dysautonomia Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. An IVIG...
The Man and the Map: Dan Moricoli on His Continuing Recovery and His Big ME/CFS/FM Map
In June, on our East Coast trip, my partner and I met up with Dan Moricoli in Palm Beach, Florida. I’d been corresponding on and off with Dan for at least ten years. In the late 2000’s, Dan had created the public CFS/Knowledge Center and the private ME/CFS Community...
Promise Fulfilled – A New Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Fibromyalgia Practitioner Steps Forth
The most common inquiry Health Rising gets is how to find a doctor with ME/CFS/FM expertise. Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has never had anything remotely approaching an adequate doctor base. With the Institute of Medicine report on ME/CFS finding that fewer than...
Taking a Stand: Fibromyalgia, Orthostatic Intolerance and the Autonomic Nervous System
Numerous tilt table studies indicate that orthostatic intolerance (increased symptoms while standing) is common in fibromyalgia - placing it in a similar disease category as chronic fatigue syndrome and postural orthostatic intolerance syndrome (POTS). Sleep issues, pain, fatigue, allodynia, anxiety, irritable bowel and others could all result from the autonomic nervous system problems found in these diseases.
Wired to the Gills: The Hyperadrenergic POTS Group – The Dysautonomia International Conference #V
Italo Biaggioni, a respected Vanderbilt researcher in the field, has co-authored 100’s of studies on dysautonomia. He was an impressive speaker, at ease and relaxed in front of the room. I felt like I was sitting in his living room. He noted that the...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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