Could the Brain’s Mast Cells Be Causing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)?
Theoharis Theoharides believes that metabolic problems are present in ME/CFS but he has a new idea why they’re occurring. In a hypothesis where mast cells meet the brain, Theoharides proposes that mast cells in the hypothalamus are pouring out neuro-inflammatory...
Winning the Lottery: “Novel” Treatments Return Severely Ill POTS Patient to Near Health
“The dramatic response to therapy in this patient is remarkable and could help others who suffer from POTS and MCAS.” The authors This, the fourth and last of a series of blogs featuring IVIG, and in this case other treatments, was sparked by attending the 2018...
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...StudyME
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