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Survey suggests chronic fatigue in Canada is 'even worse than we thought'
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Survey suggests chronic fatigue in Canada is 'even worse than we thought'
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Scott Simpson, who has been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, spoke with CTV News about living with the condition. (CTV News)
"We try to tell the government how important it is to get research money," Lydia Neilson, founder of the National ME/FM Action Network, told CTV News. "We are being accepted more and more."
Neilson also hailed the survey results as an indicator that more doctors are believing patients and diagnosing them with the disease, which causes sufferers to experience profound exhaustion, loss of concentration, muscle pain and unrestful sleep.
"It is even worse than we thought," she said.
Some who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome require round-the-clock care, and in severe cases, feeding tubes are required to keep them alive.
Calgary-based psychiatrist Eleanor Stein, who specializes in treating patients with chronic fatigue, says the condition can be debilitating for many, and that psychological treatment is often not enough.
"What my patients need most urgently is good medical care," she said. "These people are suffering and they have nowhere else to go."
Stein expressed hope that the survey results will prompt more medical schools to include the condition in their curricula.
She says many of her patients struggle with basic daily chores such as making a trip to the grocery store, and are in need of real medical care and assistance.