Possible relapse? (Advice sought...)

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(Tried to post this an hour ago; didn't go through. Sorry if this is

sent twice).

Hi...I'm 25 now, and had CFS through alot of my undergrad years (18-

21 or so). Slept 15+ hours at times, always tired, achy, depressed,

etc. Lost a ton of weight (have read that weight GAIN is more

common...but I dropped from 145 to 115 or so).

Then it all went away, as unexplained as it came. While I never

regained true refreshing sleep, otherwise had no effects. Am in grad

school now and last year had 8 AM classes daily. I didn't miss any

due to sleep...

In the last few weeks though, have been increasingly tired. Have

slept around 9-12 hours a night, and needed to nap in the afternoons

some. And still am tired. Also, my joints have started to ache some

and I feel hot. While I'm hopeful it's something minor, am fearful

it's a reoccurance of CFS.

How do I " know " is this is the case? And how should I handle the

possible early stages of a relapse? (Or how do I try to keep this

from getting worse). Thanks in advance for any feedback.