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    Sertraline

    See this suggestion for Sertraline /Lustral / Zoloft here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthadvice/3352290/Doctors-diary-extra-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.html It has helped me.
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    Antidepressants

    I have found Sertraline (Zoloft) anti-depressants to be quite helpful. Noticed a drop off in muscle pain and an improvement in sleeping within days and the improvement has continued, with ups and downs of course. Tolerance for exertion has improved a bit too. I am now able to get out of bed and...
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    Australian Specialists including Neurologists

    Brisbane: Dr Gary Deed at the Mediwell Clinic in Coorparoo in Brisbane is the man for CFS in that part of the world. Treats a lot of CFS patients, is very knowledgeable, understanding and helpful in all matters ME/CFS. He is a GP and a fellow of the Australian College of Nutritional and...
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    A Remarkable Recovery Story

    Thanks for sharing your friend's story, and offering that little bit of hope for the rest of us. Sounds amazing, and amazingly inexplicable, like most things about CFS. I live where there are jungles and beaches, so I don't think it was that which cured him. But after reading Norman Doidge's...
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    It's all in the Gut. Why we get ME/CFS

    I can only speak from my own experience, which was this: Early in my illness I went to a naturopath who said it was all in my gut. He put me on $500 a month worth of pills and potions for three months, designed to clear out 'bad' bacteria and parasites and restock it with 'good' bacteria, and to...
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    nutraceutical Ribraxx/ increase nk activity??

    Two weeks on Ribraxx now, and that is the end of my supply. Conclusion: Undecided. It maybe helped a bit but not sure. I got sicker the first few days I took it, then a bit better. But I did have unusual stress and exertion in my life. The second week, I did feel like there was a small...
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    nutraceutical Ribraxx/ increase nk activity??

    Well, one week on the Ribraxx now, taking 1 gram twice daily. Result so far: inconclusive. I got sicker the first few days, then "better", back to about how I was before starting the Ribraxx, ie my usual exhausted self sitting on the couch. However, I have had major stress in my life this...
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    nutraceutical Ribraxx/ increase nk activity??

    Well, I got sucked into paying $200 for two weeks' worth of Ribraxx. Local naturopath got it in for me, eventually, but the prices was way higher than originally quoted. I should have just got the stuff from iHerb.com, different brand name but contains the key ingredient RBAC (rice bran...
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    nutraceutical Ribraxx/ increase nk activity??

    Heapsreal, did you try Ribraxx yet? And did it help at all? My doc has recommended it too I have found it is a practitioner only product, from naturopaths, some of whom will sell it to you if your doctor has advised it. Apparently it costs $150 for 30 sachets and the recommended dose for...
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    GOOD things happening!! Am I a responder???

    Sounds kinda like a classic case of doing too much too soon. I used to do this every time I had a "good" spell until I learned to take it easy (well, sometimes) and simply enjoy feeling not-so-sick rather than trying to run around and do a bunch of stuff. Hope you can build the patience to hang...
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    GOOD things happening!! Am I a responder???

    I'm so glad it is working for you - even if in ups and downs . Please do keep us posted on how you are going with it. There are so few glimmers of hope in the ME/CFS landscape that this little ray of possibility is wonderful, even for those of us just reading about it.
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    New Rituxan blog

    Thanks for sharing your experience. Looking forward to following it.
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    The "Obama Promise" Fulfilled: Obama Requests NIH Elevate Priority of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    This is wonderful news! Can't get much higher recognition than from the President of the USA. The benefit will not only be in the increased funding for research etc, but the increased recognition of MECFS. A quick scan of the net reveals that the mainstream media such as newspapers and TV have...