Readers Respond
Your fellow readers share tips, information and experiences about a broad range of topics related to chronic fatigue syndrome. Learn from them, or help us all learn by leaving your own response.
Support Group Experiences
See how other people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome have found or started support groups, and what those groups have meant to them.
See how other people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome have found or started support groups, and what those groups have meant to them.
Types of Fibromyalgia Pain
Fibromyalgia is made up of several different kinds of pain. Share your pain experience and compare it to other people's.
Fibromyalgia is made up of several different kinds of pain. Share your pain experience and compare it to other people's.
Explaining Fibromyalgia
Do you stumble for words when you try to explain fibromyalgia, or have you found a great way to do it? Share your experience and learn from others.
Do you stumble for words when you try to explain fibromyalgia, or have you found a great way to do it? Share your experience and learn from others.
Explaining Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Do you have a hard time explaining chronic fatigue syndrome? Have you found a great way to do it? Share your experience and learn from others.
Do you have a hard time explaining chronic fatigue syndrome? Have you found a great way to do it? Share your experience and learn from others.
Sleep Study Experiences
Have you had a sleep study, or are you considering one? Compare experiences here!
Have you had a sleep study, or are you considering one? Compare experiences here!
Tips for Holiday Shopping
Holiday shopping can take more energy than we have, and it can be a confusing, overwhelming experience. Find out how other people cope with it, and share your own tips.
Holiday shopping can take more energy than we have, and it can be a confusing, overwhelming experience. Find out how other people cope with it, and share your own tips.
Holiday Survival Strategies
The holidays don't have to be the worst time of the year for your illness. Find out how other people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome get through it without causing massive flares.
The holidays don't have to be the worst time of the year for your illness. Find out how other people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome get through it without causing massive flares.
Tips for Eating Healthy
How are you supposed to eat healthy when you have lots of brain fog and no energy? Find out how other people with fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome do it, and share your own tips.
How are you supposed to eat healthy when you have lots of brain fog and no energy? Find out how other people with fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome do it, and share your own tips.
Finding a Doctor for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Find out how other people have found doctors for chronic fatigue syndrome and share your own story.
Find out how other people have found doctors for chronic fatigue syndrome and share your own story.
Finding a Fibromyalgia Doctor
See how other people have found a fibromyalgia doctor, or share what worked for you.
See how other people have found a fibromyalgia doctor, or share what worked for you.
Tips for Finding Free & Low-Cost Drugs
Find out how people have been able to get free or low-cost drugs for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, or tell us how you've been able to.
Find out how people have been able to get free or low-cost drugs for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, or tell us how you've been able to.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis Stories
A place to share stories of how you were diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, and what you went through before your diagnosis.
A place to share stories of how you were diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, and what you went through before your diagnosis.
Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Stories
A place to share stories of how you were diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and what you went through before your diagnosis.
A place to share stories of how you were diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and what you went through before your diagnosis.
Exercise Tips & Tricks
It's hard to stick to an exercise regimen when you've got debilitating pain and/or fatigue. Find out how some people with fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome have been able to do it.
It's hard to stick to an exercise regimen when you've got debilitating pain and/or fatigue. Find out how some people with fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome have been able to do it.
Improving Your Coping Skills
Good coping skills can made a big difference in whether you improve your health and well being. Find out how other people have dealt with their illness, and share what has helped you.
Good coping skills can made a big difference in whether you improve your health and well being. Find out how other people have dealt with their illness, and share what has helped you.
Getting Through the Day
Share ideas for helpful things that get you through the day, and learn from other people.
Share ideas for helpful things that get you through the day, and learn from other people.
Elimination Diet Experiences
Considering an elimination diet? Learn from the experiences of others with fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome. Have you been through an elimination diet? Share your experience!
Considering an elimination diet? Learn from the experiences of others with fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome. Have you been through an elimination diet? Share your experience!
Reasonable Accommodation at Work
Has reasonable accommodation helped you keep working? Share your experience to help other people find things that help.
Has reasonable accommodation helped you keep working? Share your experience to help other people find things that help.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Symptoms
Which of your symptoms are most bothersome? Do you have some especially strange ones? Compare notes with other people living with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Which of your symptoms are most bothersome? Do you have some especially strange ones? Compare notes with other people living with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Which of your fibromyalgia symptoms gives you the most problems? Do you have some that are especially weird? Compare notes with other fibromites.
Which of your fibromyalgia symptoms gives you the most problems? Do you have some that are especially weird? Compare notes with other fibromites.
Tips for Sleeping Better
What helps you sleep? Find ideas here, and share what works for you.
What helps you sleep? Find ideas here, and share what works for you.
Pacing Techniques
Find new ways to pace yourself, and share what strategies help you get things done without wiping yourself out.
Find new ways to pace yourself, and share what strategies help you get things done without wiping yourself out.
Supplement Experiences
Do you take supplements? Share your experience! Are you considering supplements as part of your treatment regimen? Learn about the experiences of other people with fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome.
Do you take supplements? Share your experience! Are you considering supplements as part of your treatment regimen? Learn about the experiences of other people with fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome.
Little Things That Help
Get or leave ideas for little things that can help you get through the day with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Get or leave ideas for little things that can help you get through the day with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Tips for Less Clothing-Related Pain
Get fibromite-tested tips for reducing the pain caused by your clothing, and share what works for you.
Get fibromite-tested tips for reducing the pain caused by your clothing, and share what works for you.