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    Sudden low grade fevers?

    for me its a response ti chronic inflammation, not sure that helps
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    Muscle pains?

    I can usually ease some of the muscle pain with heat (epsom salt baths), hot showers, oversized heating pads and trigger point injections. But some times not much helps. I can also say when I tried weaning off of prozac-my muscle pain became intolerable. I have to change positions frequently and...
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    Antidepressant withdrawal...

    Hi Emma. I have been trying (and failing) at several attempts to wean off prozac. I began taking it in 2003. I wanted to stop taking it in 2008. Each time, I become deathly ill with terrible withdrawls. SEVER sweats, chills, NAUSEA, vomiting, diarhea, dizzy, pain, SHAKY, JUST SO SICK that I go...
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    Visitors - Exhausting Aren't They?

    I can definately relate!
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    Can you trace your illness back to about 1980?

    I had a severe case of mono 1984- missed an antire year of high school, followed by CFIDS diagnosis. NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE!
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    Significance of MTHFR Dysfunction

    New here. I had the MTHFR test this year and am positive for the genetic defect. It's my understanding is that the body can't metabolize folic acid -I was prescribed Deplin-but my insurance wouldn't cover it so then I was RX'd a high doses of folic acid and had a severe allergic reaction...