Good morning/afternoon, world -- (sorry for my USA-centric threads lately).
***CHRONIC FATIGUE***
"A most cruel way to die."
...The fatigue may worsen with physical or mental activity, but doesn't improve with rest. ~Mayo Clinic
...Symptoms affect several body systems and may include weakness, muscle pain, impaired memory and/or mental concentration, and insomnia, which can result in reduced participation in daily activities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_fatigue_syndromeSymptoms of CFS include malaise after exertion; unrefreshing sleep, widespread muscle and joint pain, sore throat, headaches of a type not previously experienced, cognitive difficulties, chronic and severe mental and physical exhaustion, and other characteristic symptoms in a previously healthy and active person. Additional symptoms may be reported, including muscle weakness, increased sensitivity to light, sounds and smells, orthostatic intolerance, digestive disturbances, depression, painful and often slightly swollen lymph nodes, cardiac and respiratory problems.[7] It is unclear if these symptoms represent co-morbid conditions or if they are produced by an underlying etiology of CFS.[5] CFS symptoms vary in number, type, and severity from person to person.[8]
Quality of life of persons with CFS can be extremely compromised.[9]
http://www.cdc.gov/cfs/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...n/con-20022009
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Hi PA! Sorry for my arseholimood last night/last week. This thread is just another CFS discussion, but with a personal slant on the disorder.
~We know all about bipolar, we know a little about autism, we know about Polio, AIDS, cancer etc. (at least what we're ABLE to find out about those) and of course we THINK these are all "separate issues", but do people really understand chronic fatigue?
Do they acknowledge that within science, there can be NO SUCH THING as a "mystery disease". Red flag number one. Any time you see "mystery illness" you are seeing propaganda. Because out there in RL or cyberspace, rest assured (unlike CFS victims) that SOMEONE KNOWS exactly what causes chronic fatigue syndrome.
Back when my great-grandparents walked the earth, and tilled it to grow food for their kids, people would have laughed at a disease like "chronic fatigue", and at best would have considered it a death sentence in the pioneer world.
Chronic fatigue syndrome really IS a death sentence, if it's unmanaged.
It's like having a GORILLA on your back -- not as "busy" as the monkey, no, but many more times as heavy. And it is this general "weight", the malaise and depression of feeling so tired, that yields the plethora of symptoms which accompany chronic fatigue syndrome as the disease slowly tears the human body to pieces under the strain of being unable to meet its own energy needs.
People like to talk about free energy here a lot.Yay!
But the first step toward having "free energy", you guys, is knowing where energy is wasted.
If you can see, visualize, where your personal energy is "leaking" away and being wasted by outside forces, you have the very first weapon in the personal arsenal needed to establish free energy.
Now, I am talking really about the disease of chronic fatigue, not the global free energy movement so much -- although many of us wish for success in that area -- because if we don't have healthy bodies, how can we even begin to enjoy the other aspects of human experience?
(my neighbors down the hall are fighting eek -- mexican family, most of them don't fight much here, but this one couple is having trouble coping with their family)
Anyhow, I am tired just writing this thread -- I've been without my Cannabis Rx for about 3 weeks (minus ash tray which isn't a good resource) and in that time, I've stopped exercising, stopped managing my healthy diet, and have felt tired even when I am sleeping well.
Although I do not like being known as a cannabis user, the truth is, whatever qualities it has seems to help my CFS-like symptoms. I feel better appetite, have healthier bowel movements, more sex drive and beyond that a real need for quality exercise, I feel less "tied down" physically, etc. I truly believe the herb gives humans part of its life energy and quantum connectedness with the earth, and on top of that, it has numerous anti-viral and hormone/neurotransmitter-boosting properties.
But not everyone with CFS will consider cannabis as a treatment or be willing to become a patient. So I guess I am wondering, are there PA people with this disease, how have you been treating it, is it killing you slowly the way it seems to be killing me, and have doctors tried calling it other things, i.e. older labels, psych slap-ons, etc.
'Cause I dunno about you guys, but I am sick of feeling like **** every other week, regardless of what medications are or are not used -- I haven't been feeling better -- negative changes seem to "set off" a CFS attack, because the body is deathly afraid of conflict reducing its precious hoard of reserved energy...
So it's super easy for quacks to look at a CFS victim and say "it's all in your head".
Any other PA people with tried-and-true Chronic Fatigue?
any other VETERANS on PA w/ fatigue? even a small bit?
Tired of blaming myself for this "mystery disease" sucking the soul out of me.
I
Need
Your
Help.
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Some links about people attempting to treat with cannabis (not a cure but a bandaid that works and has to be reapplied)
http://medicalmarijuana.com/medical-...treatments/CFS
Headaches of a new kind or greater severity
• Sore throat, frequent or recurring
• Tender lymph nodes (cervical or axillary)
• Other common symptoms include:
• Irritable bowel, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea or bloating
• Chills and night sweats (4 years ago i had the worst night sweats you've ever seen in your life ~Tesla)
• Brain fog
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Chronic cough
• Visual disturbances (blurring, sensitivity to light, eye pain or dry eyes)
• Allergies or sensitivities to foods, alcohol, odors, chemicals, medications or noise
• Difficulty maintaining upright position (orthostatic instability, irregular heartbeat, dizziness, balance problems or fainting)
• Psychological problems (depression, irritability, mood swings, anxiety, panic attacks)
http://forum.grasscity.com/medical-m...-syndrome.html
http://www.patient.co.uk/forums/disc...and-pain-39570
please be open minded about this
http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/gu...ical-marijuana




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