Its a real shame how little people know about that condition. Last I heard, no-one knew how it starts, why it starts, or why it does what it does. My sister was diagnosed with it about 4 years ago when she was 14, and it wouldn't be an understatement to say it ruined her life. She all but dropped out of school due to being unable to attend, and only managed 6 GCSE's, which she had to take at home, and then managed about a week of 6th form before dropping out of that. She spent the next two years sitting at home all day being bored out of her mind, in pain, unable to sleep, depressed, and a whole load of other stuff. And no doctor could tell her why.Monkfish Acc. said:myalgic encephalomyelitis
more commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome, but that's the misnomer of the fucking century
it's a multi-systemic condition generally defined, obviously, by consistent fatigue not alleviated by rest and accompanied by several other specific symptoms such as post-exertional malaise, widespread joint and muscle pain, constant severe headaches, mental and physical fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and much more.
the way it hits you is like a fingerprint, the laundry list of symptoms switches ever so slightly from person to person with varying degrees of severity. some people have headaches that render them half blind and others just deal with a persistent dull ache. some sufferers might complain of night sweats or a chronic cough or something and others wouldn't. there's no specific test for it so to be diagnosed you pretty much just go through a process of elimination and hope your doc actually believes the shit exists
oh yeah by the way some doctors don't believe it properly exists, particularly in the uk. it's considered to be a psychiatric condition, like it's all in the head. so there's that
Hers isn't the worst case I've heard of- we had a neighbour who was literally unable to move on bad days, and had to be fed by her husband. Even on her best days she was incapable of getting out of bed.