Posted by KaraS on August 21, 2004, at 17:09:38
In reply to Re: Treatments for CFS or fibro » KaraS, posted by Ilene on August 21, 2004, at 13:28:02
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> > I think that in Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum's book, "From Fatigued to Fantastic", he has a section where he lists doctors who treat CFS and Fibromyalgia. (I don't know if you're familiar with his work or not. He does list a ton of medications and supplements to take.) I'm assuming that there would be at least one doctor listed in San Francisco. It might be a good place to start looking anyway.
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> My previous doctor said he had treated some of Teitelbaum's patients, and it took a long time to get them healthy again. I think he's in it for the money. He has seminars for health care providers that cost quite a bit.
Really? That's quite disheartening even to a cynic like me. Yet the profits from many, if not all, of his supplements go to charity (or so he claims).I also wanted to add that I have symptoms that are a lot like yours. (The flu-like symptoms that come and go. One that you didn't mention that is prevalent for me is nausea.) I am convinced that my CFS is viral. There was a definite viral onset. I was diagnosed almost 20 years ago as well. The CFS comes and goes for me also. I get it if I'm particularly run down - usually when I haven't had enough sleep, don't take my vitamins or if I'm exposed to some other kind of viral illness. (It's as if my immune system jumps to protect me from that and the CFS virus exploits the opening.) It's no where near as severe or as frequent or as long lasting per episode as when I was diagnosed 20 years ago. It's just something I've learned to live with now. It was so bad 20 years ago that I thought my life was over. I guess it was for a while there.
-Kara
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