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    ME/CFS without fatigue

    Could you answer this questions please?
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    ME/CFS without fatigue

    How long does a cognitive crash/pem usually last? What diseases exactly? What tests should I do to know if I have OI, and how does it get treated?
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    ME/CFS without fatigue

    Has anyone one of you symptoms such as brian fog, cognitive problems (like decrease in QI and difficults thinking clearly, formulating complex sentences, concentrating and reading), mental fatigue, hypersensitivity to noises, memory problems, sleep disorders and urinary frequency which...
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    Anyone else improve when angry?

    It is a matter of minutes, tens of minutes or hours? And it lasts for a while even if you have calmed down?
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    Anyone else improve when angry?

    Usually how long does your improved mental state due to anger/stress last?
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    Question about PET/SPECT

    Hi, has anyone of you done a PET and/or a SPECT scan? If so, what were the results? And how did you manage to get such a test prescribed? There is someone that has cognitive dysfunction such as slow thinking, inability to formulate articulate toughts, difficult understanding things, decrease in...
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    Anyone else improve when angry?

    I'm trying to find the positive aspect in this..it is possible that this is a signal that our brain is not permanently damaged, because if it was it should not be able to return to function well in any kind of circustamce, no matter how briefly. Honestly and objectively speaking ( I don't want...
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    Anyone else improve when angry?

    I have noticed that my cognitive ability ( usually severely impaired) improve considerably for a slight amount of time if I get somehow angry. It has happened three times in a row so I don't think it is a coincidence. has anyone alse here experienced something similar? Can it be because when...