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    Anyone improve from bed/housebound to high level of functionality?

    My symptoms My Symptoms: Here are some of the symptoms I had in no particular order (or maybe what bothered me most): 1) Non-restorative sleep. I would sleep and sleep and sleep yet never feel rested. This was not only a physical tiredness but a mental and emotional tiredness. 2) Fatigue...
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    Anyone improve from bed/housebound to high level of functionality?

    Some things that helped me I was sick for 9.5 years. I was level 0/1 but somehow I managed to keep working (I teach about 25 hours a week at a local community college). It was awful. I tried a bunch of different things and learned to manage my condition. With that I was able to raise my...
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    cfs/ thryoid/ armour question

    Iodine and non-prescription thyroid Dr. Mark Starr says it's important to take iodine for a month before taking thyroid. At least one other person I talked to can verify that. She tried thyroid and felt like she was going to jump out of her skin. She took iodine for a month and felt...
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    Some things that have helped me

    I've read that some people think the liver flush is a scam. I can report that before I did the flushes I was in a lot of pain and each time I did a flush the pain lessened. I know this is gross but I examined the stones that came out (with gloves on). I don't believe that the oil saponified...
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    Some things that have helped me

    I know of two ways to get thyroid. One way is to get a prescription from a doctor. Doctors prescribe the synthetic (Synthroid/Levothyroxine Sodium) or the natural stuff (Armour). Dr. Starr says in his book that people on the synthetic stuff have good blood test results but their symptoms do...
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    Some things that have helped me

    Iodine I take Lugols 2%. Yes, I was worried I was taking too much so I did some research. Each drop is like 3 mg if I recall correctly. Fifty drops would be around 150mg a day. I couldn't help it. I had terrible cravings. It was like when you're hungry for salty potato chips or...
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    Some things that have helped me

    Hello, I suffered from what I thought was chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) for 9.5 years. Below is a list of things that have helped me. I wanted to pass them along in hopes that they may help someone else. I am not a medical practitioner. Always consult a physician...