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Re:Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection ... by lindsaywaterman on Monday September 11, 2023 @02:47AM (#37463762)
I think the psychological/physiological duality is false. Think of blushing for instance: embarrassment causes vasodilation. I suspect CFS is at its core some type of autonomic dysfunction. This is why many medications do work: some of my patients have had great response to LDN and I'm glad it's been beneficial for you. As for the mindfulness and pacing...yes not everyone gets benefit. A lot of troubleshooting required - it's difficult to figure out for sure. Good for you for doing that though!
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Re:Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection ... by throwaway2562 on Monday September 11, 2023 @11:34AM (#37468832)
My partner suffers from post-Covid issues: can you tell me what you mean by LDN?
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Re:Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection ... by vimy on Monday September 11, 2023 @11:47AM (#37469038)
Low dose naltrexone.
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Re:Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection ... by throwaway2562 on Monday September 11, 2023 @12:09PM (#37469368)
Thank you! Seems like there are both positive small studies and self-reported anecdata available

https://reddit.com/r/covidlonghaulers/s/2SzkM5ca5K

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9250701/

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Re:Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection ... by whimsicalism on Monday September 11, 2023 @12:11PM (#37469402)
That "study" doesn't even have a control but, then again, I wouldn't expect much from research around long covid.
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Re:Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection ... by InSteady on Monday September 11, 2023 @08:19PM (#37475432)
Really hard to get proper funding for LDN. It is an already incredibly cheap drug in a minute dose... this treatment is not exciting to anyone except patients and a few passionate researchers.

Lots of studies showing "interesting results, needs more investigation" but high quality studies are very slow to come...

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Re:Chronic fatigue syndrome may have a post-viral infection ... by Izkata on Monday September 11, 2023 @12:08PM (#37469355)
> I think the psychological/physiological duality is false. Think of blushing for instance: embarrassment causes vasodilation.

Right, it's not a duality, the word for what you're describing is "psychosomatic".

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