Hi NPC. Welcome to the board. Sorry you're having a tough time. Used to be a depressed teenager myself. Here are some things that have helped me over the years. Meds and therapy. Call some govt...
Hi Johnnyboy Sorry to hear of your illnesses. It's extra sad when these DDs hit young people. I have the major symptoms of CFS: fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression and brain fog. But as you...
I have been depressed most of my life too. Altho I have not been cured, I have been greatly helped w/ medication, therapy, and a 12 step program called Emotions Anonymous. I've had several...
Never hear of CFS coming and going. I've had it for 25years. (Can't read your post; the color of the print is too light.) Good luck....
Most of us report losing our friends. After all, we generally can't go out w/ them, visit them, invite them over, etc. And friends from work drop away as the common bond of working together is gone....
Tough to get this DD when you're only a teenager. I've been looking for a magic bullet for 25 years. Haven't found one yet. Some people, however, have reported good results w/ supplements. I suggest...
Get some help, Kiddo. There are a lot of medications that didn't exist when I was a teenager. I tried suicide. Today people can get a lot of help from drugs, various kinds of thereapy, 12 step...
Check out the symptoms on the net. What you describe is not a classic symptom of CFS. Sounds more like an allergy. Do any medicines help? What does your dr. say?...
Hi Cocomiaco Hard to tell. Is this a one-time experience? Have you experienced fatigue w/o any apparent cause for six months? Check out the symptoms for chronic fatigue syndrome on the net or at the...
Pete You can check out the symptoms on the net, on this board, etc. The biggie is fatigue, not due to exertion, that has lasted at least 6 months and is not improved by sleep. I have the big three:...
Hey Olive I shortened your name so it's easier to type. (A little humor is always helpful, even if it's just silliness.) The above posters are right on. You've had to deal w/ a lot of bad stuff. It...
Very frustrating to have one of these mysterious diseases for which there is no cure yet. Must be especially frustrating for someone your age. When I was young and complained, my mother always said,...
Probably due to not sleeping well. I sleep well one or two night a year....
I had an excellent psychologist who was a student in grad school. Only paid 5 or ten dollars per session. Your state or county may have low-cost counseling available. My HMO Kiaser had excellent...
I used to be a workaholic. Now I've had CFS for 25 years. Have no energy and nothing I've tried has given me any. I take Effexor for my depression, but it gives me no energy. I keep reading about...
From reading various message boards, I gather that CFS, FM and Lyme may be related. At present it all seems to be very mysterious and not very treatable. At least for me the depression is treatable...
Well, you know if you are lazy or not. If you're worried about it, then I'd say you are not lazy. I used to be a workaholic. Then I got CFS and was told I was lazy, a hypochrondriac, etc. Too bad....
I read a list of 11 symptoms. It said to have CFS you need 8 of these. It included things like swollen glands and frequent infections. I have only the big three: Depression, sleep disturbance and...
Don't have any energy myself. Been looking for a magic bullet for 20 some years. Haven't found anything yet. However, if you visit different message boards (Like Pro-Health) you will find people...
Hi Cara Sorry to hear you are troubled w/ this DD. (That's message-board speak for damned disease.) I took sleeping pills for a while, but my dr. told me they can only be used for a short time. I...
Hi Shaper Are you depressed? The three big symptoms of CFS are depression, sleep disturbance and lack of energy. They can't do much about the last two (sleeping pills I'm told are only for short...
I used to be a workaholic. Once I worked by day and went to law school at night and had energy for a social live. But that was decades ago. Spent the last 20 years working part-time. Comments I've...
Yes, the other posters are right. Your odds of being approved for Soc. Sec. disability to way up if you are at least 55 and if you have an attorney. Good luck....
Has your son had a physical exam as well as psychiatric visits? Could it be be something physical like a glandular problem or brain tumor? Schizophrenia strikes teens and young adults. Sounds serious...
SEE A DOCTOR. I was once a depressed teenager. I attempted suicide. If this has been going on for more than a couple months it is not a phase. It could be due to a physical problem or it could be...
Hi Robert I have been on Effexor w/ no side effects for years. If I didn't go around in a state of brain fog, and if I had the energy to keep a medical journal, I could tell you exactly how long. I'd...
CFS is a mysterious disease. Cause and cure both unknown. A doctor and med. school professor here in Los Angeles wrote an article saying there is no CFS. It is another name for depression. But...