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Hi everyone,
I've been searching through the forum to read what people think about vaccinations but came to nothing conclusive. I looked at some of the scientific research, but I don't have access to PubMeds I can't read the full papers. It seems like some of the research, e.g. linking vax with diabetes-1, had since been reversed. Some of the CFS doctors I have seen recommend the flu shot and others don't. I don't have a current CFS doc to ask about vaccines.
The clinic where my children (ages 9 and 12) see their pediatrician is now requiring full vaccinations. My children are partially vaxed. I went to see another pede who is flexible about vaccines, to see what she thought about vaccinations for my children given that I have CFS. I hope they don't get CFS and don't want to do anything to trigger it. (FYI, one daughter has ADHD and the other, Anxiety disorder. They and I seem like candidates to have a methylation disorder, although I do NOT have the MTHFR genetic mutation. I doubt my husband does, bc he has no related health issues.)
Her points were:
- The issue is the live vaccines, so don't give more than 1 live vaccine at the same time (and she made up a vax scheule for us to follow).
- They are not young children / babies, so less likely to have neuro effects.
- They have had some vaccines, including rotovirus and flumist, both live vaccines, without reactions.
- Some of the diseases, like Hep A, can leave you with diarrhea, etc, for weeks.
About my "type" of CFS: I have had CFS probably since adolescence, and I am 50 now. I don't recall anything virus related. My CFS is mostly fatigue (no sore throat, etc), sleep disorders, thyroid and adrenal problems. I always felt like the world was moving too fast for me. I also have significant treatment-resistant anxiety and major depression. I did have a lot of mercury fillings as a child, but I did a SPECT scan and they said I didn't have toxic brain. I had extra vaccines (though not as many as kids get now) because my dad was a diplomat and we traveled abroad. My brother had diabetes type 1 since age 3. My sister has CFS.
We are going to Mexico, and Hep-A and typhoid are recommended. Also it would probably be recommended that we update our tetanus. My husband and I would theoretically do this, too.
What is the current consensus, if there is one, on vaccinations for people with CFS, and for their children?
Thanks,
Nina
I've been searching through the forum to read what people think about vaccinations but came to nothing conclusive. I looked at some of the scientific research, but I don't have access to PubMeds I can't read the full papers. It seems like some of the research, e.g. linking vax with diabetes-1, had since been reversed. Some of the CFS doctors I have seen recommend the flu shot and others don't. I don't have a current CFS doc to ask about vaccines.
The clinic where my children (ages 9 and 12) see their pediatrician is now requiring full vaccinations. My children are partially vaxed. I went to see another pede who is flexible about vaccines, to see what she thought about vaccinations for my children given that I have CFS. I hope they don't get CFS and don't want to do anything to trigger it. (FYI, one daughter has ADHD and the other, Anxiety disorder. They and I seem like candidates to have a methylation disorder, although I do NOT have the MTHFR genetic mutation. I doubt my husband does, bc he has no related health issues.)
Her points were:
- The issue is the live vaccines, so don't give more than 1 live vaccine at the same time (and she made up a vax scheule for us to follow).
- They are not young children / babies, so less likely to have neuro effects.
- They have had some vaccines, including rotovirus and flumist, both live vaccines, without reactions.
- Some of the diseases, like Hep A, can leave you with diarrhea, etc, for weeks.
About my "type" of CFS: I have had CFS probably since adolescence, and I am 50 now. I don't recall anything virus related. My CFS is mostly fatigue (no sore throat, etc), sleep disorders, thyroid and adrenal problems. I always felt like the world was moving too fast for me. I also have significant treatment-resistant anxiety and major depression. I did have a lot of mercury fillings as a child, but I did a SPECT scan and they said I didn't have toxic brain. I had extra vaccines (though not as many as kids get now) because my dad was a diplomat and we traveled abroad. My brother had diabetes type 1 since age 3. My sister has CFS.
We are going to Mexico, and Hep-A and typhoid are recommended. Also it would probably be recommended that we update our tetanus. My husband and I would theoretically do this, too.
What is the current consensus, if there is one, on vaccinations for people with CFS, and for their children?
Thanks,
Nina