VeganMonkey
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(I have posted this on another forum as well)
I read in another forum that some people don't like the name CFS.
Quote from wiki:
I have always called it CFS as in my case I didn't develop my illness after a viral infection, but slowly over time since the age of 7 and started getting real trouble at 11. And from there is went down and down over many years.
I guess that a lot of people with the same symptoms who have ME/CFS could in fact have different illnesses of which the cause hasn't been found yet. I suspect for me it comes from POTS and maybe EDS. that's why I rather don't call it ME in my case.
Curious about other people's opinions
I read in another forum that some people don't like the name CFS.
Quote from wiki:
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) means "inflammation of the brain and spinal cord with muscle pain." ME is used in the current ICD10 classification system of the World Health Organization as a subheading under Brain Disorders - post-viral fatigue syndrome. A review from 2001 noted a report that indicates ME is a distinct condition from CFS, but CFS and ME are usually used as synonyms.[12]
The term "myalgic encephalomyelitis" is controversial as CFS has not been associated with any pathology of the muscles or central nervous system.[13][14] For this reason, in 1996 the Royal Colleges of Physicians, Psychiatrists, and General Practitioners in the United Kingdom recommended use of the name chronic fatigue syndrome instead of myalgic encephalomyelitis.[13][15] A letter to the editor in The Lancet explained the 1996 report received some acceptance, but also harsh criticism from patients and physicians who said their views had been excluded.[16] Accordingly, the Working Party on CFS/ME that reported recommendations for the medical condition to the CMO in 2002,[17] used both names in an attempt to reach out to patient groups and acknowledge the lack of consensus among professionals and patients on the name.[16] The report declined to recommend one term over the other and preferred the compromise term ‘CFS/ME’.[18]
Many patients, and some doctors, especially in the United Kingdom, prefer to use ME on its own or in conjunction with CFS (ME/CFS or CFS/ME) because they believe it implies a more serious illness than the term chronic fatigue syndrome which focuses simply on fatigue.[18] Margaret Williams, writing for the British chairty MEactionUK, stated that the term "ME/CFS" was preferred because it more directly addressed a specific medical condition, while CFS/ME implied and placed emphasis on a condition of general fatigue.[19] Some patient groups prefer the name myalgic encephalopathy as a synonym as this does not imply inflammation but simply an illness of the nervous system. The name myalgic encephalopathy has also been evaluated as being perceived as a more serious sounding illness than chronic fatigue syndrome by research outside of the UK.[20]
I have always called it CFS as in my case I didn't develop my illness after a viral infection, but slowly over time since the age of 7 and started getting real trouble at 11. And from there is went down and down over many years.
I guess that a lot of people with the same symptoms who have ME/CFS could in fact have different illnesses of which the cause hasn't been found yet. I suspect for me it comes from POTS and maybe EDS. that's why I rather don't call it ME in my case.
Curious about other people's opinions