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Re:Chronic fatigue syndrome by noonespecial on Sunday July 31, 2011 @05:21AM (#2827971)
I'm sorry this happened to you. I rode this train to its last stop as well. When I was 20 I got sick, tested positive for mono, had recurring strep, monstrous fatigue (sleeping 14-15 hours per day), brutal headaches, spiraling depression... you know the list.

I was treated for depression (with drugs) which did help, and antibiotics for the strangely recurring strep-like diseases and a few other misc things I don't remember. It took about a year and a half to really feel all the way better. I had to drop out of that year of school and go back later.

It sucked huge, but no one ever suggested that my fatigue or depression was "in my head". I guess I was damn lucky.

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Re:Chronic fatigue syndrome by ScottBurson on Sunday July 31, 2011 @02:09PM (#2829027)
I have been fortunate too in that (a) my case is really quite mild compared to the nightmares some people go through, and (b) I haven't had to deal in person with anyone telling me my disease didn't exist. My doctor has been quite open to it, and readily agreed to start me on valacyclovir when I asked -- he had tested me for everything else he could think of, and it had been some 10 months since I had started having these symptoms.
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