Does anyone know of treatments for CFS?

CFS stands for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, sometimes wrongly referred to as ME. Chronic Fatigue is virtually constant mental tiredness and lack of concentration, which often causes depression

Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, is a debilitating and complex disorder characterized by profound fatigue that is not improved by bed rest and that may be worsened by physical or mental activity. Persons with CFS most often function at a substantially lower level of activity than they were capable of before the onset of illness. In addition to these key defining characteristics, patients report various nonspecific symptoms, including weakness, muscle pain, impaired memory and/or mental concentration, insomnia, and post-exertional fatigue lasting more than 24 hours. In some cases, CFS can persist for years. The cause or causes of CFS have not been identified and no specific diagnostic tests are available. Moreover, since many illnesses have incapacitating fatigue as a symptom, care must be taken to exclude other known and often treatable conditions before a diagnosis of CFS is made.

Treatment of CFS

Since there is no known cure for CFS, treatment is aimed at symptom relief and improved function. A combination of drug and nondrug therapies is usually recommended.
No single therapy exists that helps all CFS patients.
Lifestyle changes, including prevention of overexertion, reduced stress, dietary restrictions, gentle stretching and nutritional supplementation, are frequently recommended in addition to drug therapies used to treat sleep, pain and other specific symptoms.
Carefully supervised physical therapy may also be part of treatment for CFS. However, symptoms can be exacerbated by overly ambitious physical activity. A very moderate approach to exercise and activity management is recommended to avoid overactivity and to prevent deconditioning.
Although health care professionals may hesitate to give patients a diagnosis of CFS for various reasons, it鈥檚 important to receive an appropriate and accurate diagnosis to guide treatment and further evaluation.
Delays in diagnosis and treatment are thought to be associated with poorer long-term outcomes. For example, CDC鈥檚 research has shown that those who have CFS for two years or less were more likely to improve. It鈥檚 not known if early intervention is responsible for this more favorable outcome; however, the longer a person is ill before diagnosis, the more complicated the course of the illness appears to be.


Recovery from CFS

CFS affects each individual differently. Some people with CFS remain homebound and others improve to the point that they can resume work and other activities, even though they continue to experience symptoms.
Recovery rates for CFS are unclear. Improvement rates varied from 8% to 63% in a 2005 review of published studies, with a median of 40% of patients improving during follow-up. However, full recovery from CFS may be rare, with an average of only 5% to 10% sustaining total remission.

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You. You're your own best hope. Stay positive, you can get through it. Gradually increase your activity levels but slowly slowly. Don't overdo it. Consider taking antidepressants, which have been shown to work for this debilitating syndrome, and also consider Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) which has also been demonstrated to have some success.

Good luck.

There is evidence to suggest that there is a 70% symptom improvement in poeple who accept that there is a psychological ascpect to CFS and seek treatmetns for such.

A lot of Dr (including myself) question CFS as a true disease!

There is currently no treatment that has been proven to be effective in curing CFS Instead, the symptoms are treated. Many people with CFS experience depression and other psychological problems that may improve with treatment.
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I personally believe in simply managing my symptoms in order to get the best out of my life. You have to be really strict with yourself but it helps so much. I used a combination of Chiropractic, Occupational Therapy and NLP. I am now around 80-90% on most M.E. ability scales.

There are some dodgy 'treatments' out there that claim to work wonders, but the costs of treatment and the way the organisations blame the sufferer if they don't get better is sick and makes me think it's all quackery. So I strongly advise against the following so-called 'cures':

Lightning Process
Reverse Therapy
Mickel Therapy
(all available in the UK only for extortianate rates - the quacks are preying on the desperate I think!)