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ME/CFS SYMPTOMS
MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS / CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
Dr Bain has been treating patients with ME/CFS (Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) for many years now. It is a complex, chronic, debilitating, multi-system neuroimmune disease that profoundly limits the health and productivity of patients and, like Long Covid, is often triggered by an infection.
Dr Bain has experience in a wide range of treatments and is always staying up to date with the most current studies. He works with each patient to find individualized solutions to these very complex health problems.
ME/CFS SYMPTOMS
ME/CFS symptoms, which can often be made worse by standing upright, include:
- Post-exertional malaise (PEM), the worsening of symptoms following even minor physical or mental exertion, with symptoms typically worsening 12 to 48 hours after activity and lasting for days or even weeks
- Persistent fatigue for six months or more
- Non-restorative sleep/sleep disturbance
- Brain fog/cognitive impairment
- Joint pain
- Inflamed lymph nodes
- Neurological abnormalities
- Complete organ system shutdown
- Sensitivity to light, sound, odors, chemicals, foods, and medications
- Headaches
- Migraine
- Dizziness
- Muscle Pain
- Sore Throat
Because these symptoms are shared with many other illnesses — and because many of these conditions lack a diagnostic test or biomarker identifying which illnesses are present can be difficult. Some patients receive diagnosis for multiple conditions. Common conditions that occur along with ME/CFS (comorbidities) include the following:
- Fibromyalgia
- Orthostatic intolerance Irritable bowel syndrome
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Interstitial cystitis
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Multiple chemical sensitivity disorder