Judee
Psalm 46:1-3
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I tell people though that if they "recover" they should still live with the idea that they have ME for life and could relapse at anytime. I advise them to make lifestyle changes anyway even if they are feeling better because it's just not worth the chance of it ending up permanent like so many of us here.I actually think, and with my own proof, that radically resting (like for 6 months) right after the initial infection can be the difference between recovering fully, or having ME/CFS for life.
It's hard though because the human inclination is to live life to it's fullest and anytime I ever have felt even slightly better, I tend to push and do things.
I've only ever had one slight remission in 40+ years of ME and that only lasted about 16 hours but even that day I thought, "Finally, I'm going to get better now."
And even if it was a medication or supplement that did it, I can't tell you how many times I've read in these pages, "It worked for a week or two and then stopped working."
I really hate this disease.