Guest guest Posted August 25, 2002 Report Share Posted August 25, 2002 mboulis@... wrote: > I haven't posted in a while---mostly because I was not officially diagnosed > and did not know how to fit in. My GP *thought* I had CFS---well, on August > 9th, I went to the Cleveland Clinic and saw a specialist. He confirmed it---I > *do* have CFS. After going over my chart and history, he has concluded that > the majority of my problems have been from not getting into stage four sleep. > He says if I can get there, my memory and cognitive problems will probably > improve as will the fatigue. > > My question is, has anyone ever heard this before? Yes, they say that is part of the problem is that we don't go into stage 4 sleep very well. They've done experiments with healthy volunteers and made them sleep deprived and the volunteers end up with fibro/cfs like symptoms. I hope your doctor can prescribe something else to help you. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 I noticed your comment about Elabil and sleeping. It really works, but there are other meds that will also work well for the proper deep sleep you need. I have had this sleep disorder all my life and my brother has recentrly been in a sleep clinic and we both are not sleeping properly at all.I am on Elavil; now and have my fingers crossed. Janet G mboulis@... wrote:I haven't posted in a while---mostly because I was not officially diagnosed and did not know how to fit in. My GP *thought* I had CFS---well, on August 9th, I went to the Cleveland Clinic and saw a specialist. He confirmed it---I *do* have CFS. After going over my chart and history, he has concluded that the majority of my problems have been from not getting into stage four sleep. He says if I can get there, my memory and cognitive problems will probably improve as will the fatigue. My question is, has anyone ever heard this before? My doctor prescribed Elavil for sleep and headaches but because of another medication I am on, I cannot take it. Thankfully, my pharmacist caught it. I left a message for the doctor and he still has not called back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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