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Clonidine in the treatment of adolescent CFS: pilot study
Norwegian researchers have completed a trial into the use of Clonidine with adolescents with CFS. Clonidine is used for a wide range of disorders including hypertension, neuropathic pain, ADHD, anxiety/panic disorder, migraine and hot flushes. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: This pilot study … Continue reading
Mitochondrial dysfunction found in ME/CFS
Abstract: The objectives of this study are to test the hypothesis that the fatigue and accompanying symptoms of Chronic Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Fatigue Syndrome are in part due to defects in energy provision at the cellular level, and to understand the … Continue reading
Michelle Penny – Living with ME for the last 17 years
For the last 17 years, Michelle Penny has been crippled by chronic fatigue and pain, which has left her virtually bed-bound. She tells Rachel Mainwaring what it’s like living with ME at Wales online. Excerpts: “I relapsed in October and … Continue reading
Dr Betty Dowsett 1920-2012 ME champion
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Dr Betty Dowsett on June 14 in a nursing home in Cambridge at the age of 91. In 2001, at the age of 80, and already retired for many … Continue reading
The proof El shaved her head for WAMES!
‘ME is debilitating, misunderstood, confusing and unpredictable’
Pippa Bennet describes her experience of ME on the We are Cardiff blog: 12th May is International ME awareness day. You know ME, it’s the lazy people’s disease? Well, it’s estimated that over 28 million people now suffer from it … Continue reading
Raise awareness with WAMES!
Join us in raising awareness of ME: Wear blue on the 12th (either a blue ribbon or blue clothes) and be ready to tell people why. Join our Awareness event on Facebook (FB) and invite others – tell us about … Continue reading
Energy expediture in ME/CFS
A new article has been added to Dr Sarah Myhill’s website: Energy Expenditure in ME/CFS: Immune wastage of energy and Rituximab The following have been updated: Transdermal micro-nutrients The central cause: mitochondrial failure
Eleanor is ‘hair-raising’ for WAMES on 12th May
El Jones is bravely going to shave her head on ME Awareness day, 12th May, in aid of WAMES and invites you to sponsor her. Eleanor has had ME for 4 years and lives in south Wales. Her efforts combined … Continue reading
Low brain activity in CFS
Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) had significantly less activation of the basal ganglia in response to a known stimulus compared with a control group, American researchers report. Brain imaging during a simulated reward task showed reduced activation in the … Continue reading
