Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as CFS and Myalgic Enchephalomyelitis) is associated with several areas of dysfunction in the body including but not limited to inflammatory cytokines, chronic intracellular infections, autoimmunity, and mitochondrial pathology. In today’s broadcast we will touch on these topics, but our focus will surround the evidence tying abnormal stressful events in early life to CFS as well as abnormal stress responses in adult life with this condition. Furthermore, we will delve into the research on how cortisol is affected in CFS patients.
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OMG, I have long believed that my childhood abuse is what ruined my adult health. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia , and now, at 64, it is worsening on a daily basis. I stopped duloxetine partly because I could no longer afford it, but more because it just didn’t help. I know I have other issues because I know my body pretty well by now, but just like you said, my blood tests are “within normal range”. Normal range for what? A zombie? Truly, most days I feel like an escapee from a zombie movie (except they don’t feel pain, of course). So thank you for linking childhood trauma to adult illness.