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  1. warriorgirl

    My journey to heal from CFS - diary

    How are you feeling @researcher
  2. warriorgirl

    VSL #3 trial

    I am hoping to see more improvements..... fingers crossed.
  3. warriorgirl

    VSL #3 trial

    Update: I think it makes a differences for me! As of today, I can tell you that I feel like I have more energy. I was able to do sport everyday without major decline, was able to go shopping etc. Yesterday I drove my car for the first time in a while.
  4. warriorgirl

    Are you anxious ?

    Hi! It’s me, again! For those experiencing anxiety, we’re you anxious prior to diagnosis or you believe that the CFS Caused your anxiety. For my part, I am struggling with anxiety since a young age. I also had a couple episodes of health anxiety.
  5. warriorgirl

    Burn out.

    Thank you for this detailed reply. I was diagnosed with CFS not a long ago and I am still trying to figure everything out. Every professional I see has his own opinion. I feel like I am running everywhere in different directions :(
  6. warriorgirl

    Burn out.

    Are CFS patients normally able to exercice if they push through the fatigue ? (If they would force themselves)
  7. warriorgirl

    Burn out.

    Hi there. My psychologist brought something up today. She asked me if instead of CFS I would only be a « burn-out » case. Looking up the burnout symptoms, they are quite the same as CFS. It got me pretty confused. How do you differentiate them ? How did you know at first that you were not Just...
  8. warriorgirl

    Other médical conditions

    I don’t know much about EDS... what are the main symptoms ?
  9. warriorgirl

    Other médical conditions

    Booooooring joke. Obviously.
  10. warriorgirl

    Other médical conditions

    Hi, I am just curious about other diagnosed medical conditions CFS people have. It often seems to come with thyroid issues and fibromyalgia. Oh and IBS. What other conditions do you have ? (I know it’s a very personal question and I understand if I don’t get many answers).
  11. warriorgirl

    Do you ever think about your financial future?

    I’ve been working as a tax lawyer since 2012 and I just loved it. My biggest wish is to be able to return to it :(
  12. warriorgirl

    Can’t get out of bed....help

    Hi people, I previously posted about not being able to fall asleep. Another problem of mine happens in the morning. I just can’t get out of bed before noon, 12:30. I just lay there, immobile. My body just refuses to get up and it requires way too much energy. I wonder if I should just force...
  13. warriorgirl

    VSL #3 trial

    Hi people, So today i have received my VSL #3 probiotics package for one month. I am planning on taking them along with two other probiotic supplements that I have started taking one month ago, being Bio-K and another pharmacy brand. I am also drinking Kefir and Kombucha on a daily basis. I am...
  14. warriorgirl

    I need to sleep! Help !!!!!

    What kind of doctor can test that? I am in Canada and it doesn’t seem to be an available option.? I am pretty certain that it would be high in my case. It all started after a period of great stress partly job related (I am a transactional lawyer and some deals can be stressful) as well as in my...
  15. warriorgirl

    I need to sleep! Help !!!!!

    Thank you for the detailed answer. Do you take all of them every day ?
  16. warriorgirl

    I need to sleep! Help !!!!!

    I have desperately looking for some sleep. Nothing works. So far, I’ve tried: Natural supplementation: - magnesium - melatonin - Bach flowers - chamomile - lavender - going to bed early.. not early .. Medication: - immovan - Ativan - Rivotril - Trazodone And I am on Effexor for anxiety...