Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) describes a sense of exhaustion and post-exertion malaise, even when you have gotten enough rest and sleep. The disease is characterized by six months of incapacitating fatigue experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina, and problems with concentration and short-term memory. The cause is unknown, but it is a...
So I am beginning to think my partner has CFS. I shall give you the run down on his symptoms and why I think he might have CFS. I thought the best way to see if I could be on the right track was asking the people who actually have it.
So in this moment my partner is bedridden almost completely. Apart from getting to the bathroom he is in bed. He is mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted. He has had the fatigued feeling for a few months now but we just thought nothing off it when it started and he continued on life as normal.
He has also had a severe headache/head pain for the past few months which was sudden onset. It settled down for while but now is pretty bad. He has also been suffering with continually worsening sleep. It started with waking early (3-4) and not being able to sleep again. Now he hasn't been able to sleep despite how exhausted and tired he is.
He also mentioned a few months back that he was struggling with remembering things. He was writing at the time and would look up words to use in his writing but then by the next day had forgotten their meaning.
In his current bedridden state he is exceptionally fatigued, has the headaches/head pain, a very dry and sore throat, sore eyes, generally sore all over and minimal sleep.
Could this possibly be CFS?
So in this moment my partner is bedridden almost completely. Apart from getting to the bathroom he is in bed. He is mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted. He has had the fatigued feeling for a few months now but we just thought nothing off it when it started and he continued on life as normal.
He has also had a severe headache/head pain for the past few months which was sudden onset. It settled down for while but now is pretty bad. He has also been suffering with continually worsening sleep. It started with waking early (3-4) and not being able to sleep again. Now he hasn't been able to sleep despite how exhausted and tired he is.
He also mentioned a few months back that he was struggling with remembering things. He was writing at the time and would look up words to use in his writing but then by the next day had forgotten their meaning.
In his current bedridden state he is exceptionally fatigued, has the headaches/head pain, a very dry and sore throat, sore eyes, generally sore all over and minimal sleep.
Could this possibly be CFS?
I also have some weak adrenals and CFS and it looks that your husband has some of the same issues. The problem with getting CFS diagnosed is that it is just a name. More important is finding a cause. I myself started to use some supplements in order to find out if it was an shortage of nutrients. So i started to take some magnesium, vitamin E and vitamin C and the vitamin C was my big rescue and in my case was a way in to discover my bad adrenals. I use a natural vitamin C with bioflavonoids this one: http://www.voedingssupplementennederland.nl/en/now-c-1000-caps-with-100-mg-bioflavonoids-250-caps-ww.html. I do not know how to make this link clickable, but i know how hard it can be to find a good supplement.
So find the cause, that is the most important thing you can do! I hope your husband gets better!