Facing major issues with basic tasks such as feeding herself, shopping and cleaning, Kit Kat was in a real bind – until she stumbled upon a federally funded program that paid for a caregiver – whom she chose – to come and help her out every day. Find...
Is newer better? Not according to Consumer Reports which, based on cost and effectiveness criteria, picked three generic drugs over FDA approved drugs for FM patients. Check out which drugs they favored and download the report at Consumer Reports Recommends Generics...
(Darden has looked high and low to find ways to understand and treat her ME/CFS/FM, and, if she’s not healthy now, she’s still been able to improve her health substantially. Recently a diagnosis of a Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome – a lesser known...
With a UK trial for Rituximab at least temporarily in doubt, let’s turn the focus to Ampligen – a drug that is potentially one trial away from being approved for ME/CFS. Ampligen is still the only drug that’s been able to move the needle on exercise...
NIH is asking the ME/CFS community what future research should be done. We are submitting a request to have NIH fund clinical trials for ME/CFS starting with Ampligen, as the only medication close to approval in the FDA pipeline. If you want to add your name to this...
It’s pretty clear that the fight/flight system is going gangbusters in ME/CFS/FM. Getting that puppy calmed down could result in less pain, better sleep, clearer thinking and less fatigue . So it might help if you could tell if something was turning your fight...
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