Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Blog

Recently ive seen a doctor who has recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

It turned out that he had an Epstein Barr infection and once he was treated antiviral drugs, he felt somewhat better, but was still sick.

A recent study corollated certain immune system markers to the severity of fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome patients. It showed that those who had increased RNase L activity, RNase L cleavage, and Elastase activity had greater fatigue. CFS researchers found patients to have an abnormality in an antiviral pathway. This led them to have abnormal size molecules of an enzyme called RNase L. This causes the enzyme to not be an effective antiviral.

Insomnia is a major problem for many CFS and FMS patients.

It can be difficult for CFSers to keep a normal sleep schedule. They tend to have shifted sleep patterns which lead them to fall asleep and wake up much later than healthy people.