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While doctors prescribe a lot of different medications for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS), none of them is FDA-approved for the condition. Just as this condition affects everyone differently, so do the medications used to treat it. It’s essential that you work closely with your doctor to find what’s right for you. You should be familiar with the possible side effects and let your doctor know about any you may develop. If you’re on more than one medication (prescription or over-the-counter), let your doctor and pharmacist know so you can avoid negative interactions. Classes of Drugs Several categories of drugs are used to treat ME/CFS. They include: Antimicrobial drugs (includes antiviral, antibiotic) Antidepressants (SSRIs/SNRIs and tricyclic) Anxiety or anxiolytic agents Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Blood-pressure medications Experimental treatments Because all of these medications are used for off-label purposes (mea...

Pain. You are rarely or never without it. Sometimes it seems as though it takes on a personality that overwhelms your own. With it comes depression and fatigue. The light at the top of the pit you are in seems to be farther away all the time, but it’s possible to learn to live with your pain and lead a happy, full, and fulfilling life with fibromyalgia. Take a personal vow.  Word it in a way that is meaningful to you. Be determined to live a full and happy life. Survival is not enough. You may have to renew your vows to yourself every day, but make each day as productive as it can be. You may only accomplish one thing, but you did accomplish it! 2 Understand and accept that you will have bad days and that this is not giving up, or being defeated.  Tomorrow will not necessarily be as bad, but even if it is, just do what you can and look for some beauty and success in each day and move on. 3 Understand and accept that you may need to make some s...

Modern society has forced us to lead unhealthy lifestyles, consume processed and unhealthy foods, live in a contaminated environment, deal with constant stress, and work excessively. These overburden our health, and we suffer from numerous ailments and diseases. However, even though they are conventionally treated with drugs, it is always the best option to treat health issues naturally. Thyme is extremely potent in improving overall health, and it offers numerous health benefits and is high in minerals, such as calcium, iron, and potassium and acts as an  antioxidant . Its medicinal properties are often used in the industry by pharmaceutical factories, in products for treating multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and  fibromyalgia . This beneficial plant regulates blood pressure, treats a cough and bronchitis, helps the formation of red blood cells, treats chronic fatigue, asthma, sore throat, laryngitis, fights dizziness, lupus, fibromyalgia, ...

Two patients in Sweden have been granted the right to use parts of cannabis plants to relieve chronic pain - the first time the drug has been prescribed for such use. But Karl Mikael Kälkner of the Swedish Läkemedelsverket (Medical Products Agency, MPA), told news agency TT that the decision was "not an approval of the use of cannabis in general". The decision was made in relation to two patients with back injuries, after doctors applied to the MPA for a license to prescribe cannabis for their pain, reports broadcaster SVT. "I am happy that the MPA has taken the pragmatic step of making [cannabis] available for patients with chronic pain which no approved drug can relieve," Fredrik von Kieseritzky, doctor of organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry, who advised the doctors involved with the two patients, told TT. Licensing regulations mean that permission to prescribe must be applied for with each individual patient. The two approved pat...

Being diagnosed with fibromyalgia means that you can say goodbye to any semblance of a normal life. It is a serious debilitating condition characterized by constant muscle pain and fatigue, symptoms which are usually accompanied by headaches, difficulty sleeping, and widespread joint pains. Because of the severity of the condition, people with fibromyalgia also tend to suffer from anxiety and depression.  If you spend most of your days dealing with extreme pain and fatigue, you just won’t have the energy to do things you enjoy. The fatigue can be so debilitating that for many patients still feel tired even after sleeping 10 hours a night. That’s if they’re lucky: many patients suffer so much from fibromyalgia symptoms that falling and staying asleep becomes difficult. The exact cause of fibromyalgia remains unknown, although the medical community agrees that it could be because of several factors including genetics, infection, or physical and emotional trauma. People ...

What if I told you its OK to change your mind based on new information? The knowledge of marijuana’s benefits is on the rise, the  high  rise if you will. Pun intended. More and more research is proving that marijuana isn’t the gateway drug that we are all made to believe it is. In fact, many of the negative things told to us about marijuana have proven to be false according to many recent studies. An increasing number of states in the U.S. are recognizing these new studies and changing history in the process. U.S. states started recognizing marijuana for it’s medicinal purposes, and a few states have now legalized cannabis recreationally. So why are these states legalizing it? What do they know that the rest of the great US of A doesn’t? Or, better yet, why are they willing to take the “risks” associated with legalizing weed? Since legalizing marijuana, Colorado has been faced with a  huge problem …just what will they do with all that extra tax money? Last year lega...

Can marijuana help solve the opioid epidemic? James Feeney, a surgeon in Connecticut, heard it from his patients. A few actually turned down his prescription for oxycodone, the popular opioid painkiller that has also gained notoriety with the opioid epidemic.  His patients, Feeney recalls, would say, “Listen, don’t give me any of that oxycodone garbage. … I’m just going to smoke weed.” “And you know what?” says Feeney. “Every single one of those patients doesn’t have a lot of pain, and they do pretty well.” Marijuana has worked well enough, anecdotally at least, that Feeney is following his patients’ lead and conducting a trial at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT. The state-funded study will compare opioids and medical marijuana for treating acute pain, such as that from a broken rib. That distinction— acute  pain from an injury—is also an important one. A  small body of evidence  suggests that medical marijuana is effective for  chronic...