Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
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Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
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Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
#2My money is on Epstein Barr causing it. Even acutely, many are faced with intense fatigue.
Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
#3My money is on Epstein Barr causing it. Even acutely, many are faced with intense fatigue.
There are lots of articles and probably studies that seem to find it a lot. I agree it's pretty likely it's causing some of it at least. Someone in my family has cfs, unrelated to covid afawct, but no one has figured out any cause.
Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
#4My money is on Epstein Barr causing it. Even acutely, many are faced with intense fatigue.
If so, since 90% of people have it [1], avoid it is futile (a bit like avoiding COVID). So the question is how to avoid it causing CFS, or how to get the body out of the CFS state.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559285/#:~:text=Epstei.....
Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
#5I was always under the impression that CFS was a non-specfic set of symptoms; a kind of catch-all categorical bucket for an unknown condition.
If that's true, then that post-viral infection origin seems misleading.
Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
#6I was always under the impression that CFS was a non-specfic set of symptoms; a kind of catch-all categorical bucket for an unknown condition. If that's true, then that post-viral infection origin seems misleading.
It could still be the other way round. (In fact, the other way around is definitely true.)
Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
#7I've battled with CFS/ME multiple times in my life, each triggered by different ailments. First, it was Epstein-Barr at the end of my tenth grade, leading to two solid years of chronic CFS. Then, at 31, Chicken Pox knocked me out for roughly 18 to 24 months. More recently, from January to August 2021, I experienced "Long Covid," and this July, a bout with RSV left me grappling with CFS once again.
My symptoms include daytime fatigue, necessitating frequent 40 to 120 minute naps. The brain fog is especially frustrating, causing confusion and lack of focus.
This recurring condition has undoubtedly impacted my professional trajectory. Interestingly, the only regimen offering relief has been consuming two crushed garlic cloves daily, which I started two weeks ago. I have hypotheses about why this is effective — possibly related to garlic's blood-thinning properties, but no concrete clinical evidence to back it up.
Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
#8I've battled with CFS/ME multiple times in my life, each triggered by different ailments. First, it was Epstein-Barr at the end of my tenth grade, leading to two solid years of chronic CFS. Then, at 31, Chicken Pox knocked me out for roughly 18 to 24 months. More recently, from January to August 2021, I experienced "Long Covid," and this July, a bout with RSV left me grappling with CFS once again. My symptoms include…
To what extent does your regimen relieve your symptoms?
Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
#9I've battled with CFS/ME multiple times in my life, each triggered by different ailments. First, it was Epstein-Barr at the end of my tenth grade, leading to two solid years of chronic CFS. Then, at 31, Chicken Pox knocked me out for roughly 18 to 24 months. More recently, from January to August 2021, I experienced "Long Covid," and this July, a bout with RSV left me grappling with CFS once again. My symptoms include…
Garlic is commonly seen as (strongly) stimulating metabolism, right?
Re: Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection origin
#10I've battled with CFS/ME multiple times in my life, each triggered by different ailments. First, it was Epstein-Barr at the end of my tenth grade, leading to two solid years of chronic CFS. Then, at 31, Chicken Pox knocked me out for roughly 18 to 24 months. More recently, from January to August 2021, I experienced "Long Covid," and this July, a bout with RSV left me grappling with CFS once again. My symptoms include…
Adult onset chicken pox is brutal. It can permanently change you.