Posted by Larry Hoover on October 25, 2004, at 9:24:50
In reply to Re: Sleep study help - chronic fatigue - Larry,others?, posted by dazedandconfused on October 17, 2004, at 22:38:44
> Hi Larry,
> Thanks so much for your response.Glad to help.
> I plan to talk to docs tomorrow and am pretty certain we will postpone sleep study. I went off my meds to go in to sleep study as "clean" as possible, but proceeded to fall off a cliff.
>
> I relate to the CFS but there is so much overlap with depression it is hard to say.Oh, absolutely, major overlap. It wasn't until I stabilized my mood (with nutrients, not drugs) that I was able to convince my caregivers that I had symptoms that were not directly related to depression (even though they are often associated with depression).
> This may sound very strange but part of me wants my diagnosis to be CFS becuase in my mind it is somewhat more socially acceptable than depression.
Really? Yuppie flu over major depression? Maybe the tide is changing.
> I know that isn't right, but that belief is lurking down there somewhere.
Right. Wrong. Whatever. Beliefs are. You are wise to acknowledge the existence of your beliefs.
> Good to hear you are doing well on seligelene,,,are you on anything else?
Selegiline is very good for my brain function, and slowly seems to be crossing over to elements of physical endurance and such.
I'm taking a number of nutrient supps, most directly in support of mitochondrial function (which may be the core defect area in CFS). I also take a tricyclic at low dose for sleep (trimipramine) along with a sedative benzo (temazepam), and melatonin. Without those, I am a sleep-deprived mess. Non-restorative sleep is a major component of the CFS syndrome.
> As always, thanks so much for your help.
>
> dazedYou're welcome. I hope you peruse some of these CFS resources, at your leisure.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FDN/is_5_6/ai_80490865
http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/fulltext/fatigue5-2.html
http://www.holistichealthtopics.com/HMG/cfs.html
http://www.cfsresearch.org/cfs/Lar
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