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CFS Squared: Tales of CFS

April 27th, 2008

Cultural Explosion - The DVD Depression

 
Ever notice how susceptible you are to exhaustion and illness, when exposed to something dark or depressing in culture or via some form of media.  Lately, I have entered a fairly dark period in my reading and movie watching choices.  As a direct result, I have been slightly depressed, and been sleeping a lot more.  […]

By laura -- 0 comments

March 15th, 2008

CFS Squared Is….

First off, I want to thank everyone for the comments on this blog.  The comments are an integral part of this blog, the people who comment are just as important to CFS Squared as the writer.  I love being part of such a great community!
Now lets get down to business.  CFS Squared […]

By laura -- 0 comments

February 4th, 2008

Depression Ends at 45

So the title of this post, is slightly misleading.  I don’t think that there is a magic age where depression stops being an issue for people.  However,  a study done by Dartmouth and the University of Warwick suggests that depression peaks at the age of 44.
It is said that only in a persons 50’s do most […]

By laura -- 9 comments

July 8th, 2007

What Caused Your CFS?

Long time readers of this blog, know that I do not subscribe to the mystery illness thread. I know how I came to battle CFS. Whether the CFIDS community agrees with me or not, is of no consequence to me.
For those of you who are fairly new to this blog, let me enlighten […]

By laura -- 11 comments

May 27th, 2007

Snap out of it

How many times, have you heard those words, “snap out of it, already” and known there was nothing you can do. After a completely horrifying day yesterday, followed up by a morning and afternoon of reading extremely supportive comments from wonderful people. I have decided that I absolutely can “snap out of it”.
What […]

By laura -- 4 comments

May 9th, 2007

Mental Health Day at CFS Squared

It’s theme day over at the Science and Health Channel of b5 media. This month, Mary Emma and Liz are the gracious hostesses. These lovely gals blog over at Alzheimers Notes. Please go check out their blog for all of the great information surrounding this month’s theme topic. Speaking of this […]

By laura -- 5 comments

February 10th, 2007

Can St John’s Wort Help With CFS

St. John’s Wort is a popular herbal remedy used to treat depression (among other things). Depression is a common symptom for patients who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/or Fibromyalgia. Of course depression is a factor, who wouldn’t be depressed after feeling so lousy all of the time.
I have no idea what […]

By laura -- 3 comments

October 22nd, 2006

Will Light Therapy Work for Patients With CFS

The purpose of sunlight and darkness is so we can keep our internal time clock in check. It allows us to be awake during daylight hours, and sleep during the dark ones. If you are at all like me, you have a severely messed up inner clock. I am most alert between […]

By laura -- 3 comments

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