Would you believe that 1 in 20 pain or physical rehabilitation patients have wanted to kill their primary care provider? I’m stunned. I’d have thought the number would be much higher.

Do you dread the question, “What is fibromyalgia”? Or do you know people who refuse to believe in it, mainly because it doesn’t seem to make sense?

We have yet another viral discovery linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) - and it’s a protein in a particular strain of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), a virus long suspected of playing a role in many cases of ME/CFS.

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Based on the results of one small study, two doctors in Spain are calling for a closer look at the ADHD drug methylphenidate (the drug in Ritalin, Methadate and Concerta) for treating the neurocognitive effects of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS).

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Have you ever gone to your doctor concerned about some new symptom, only to be told “It’s just part of your fibromyalgia?”

Is a drug already on the market for narcolepsy what many of us with fibromyalgia (FMS) have been waiting for?

Do you think you’re sick today because of trauma you suffered during childhood? Or does the very idea of that get your blood boiling because it ties fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) to psychological causes?

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A lot of people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) feel like they’ve run a marathon after picking up a few groceries, so now imagine working against ME/CFS, complete with post-exertional malaise, to make it where only the finest athletes…

This tidbit of information probably wouldn’t surprise many of us who have fibromyalgia (FMS) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) - according to a special edition of The American Journal of Medicine, doctors misdiagnose people about 15% of the time.

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Do you worry about becoming addicted to pain meds? I do. And I’ve heard enough stories to know I’m not alone. People around us frequently worry about it as well, some of them even making accusations of addiction and distancing…