Hello

[Gealtachta]

Hi everyone,

I have just recently be told I have Chronic Fatigue syndrome. When my doctor told me that I thought - I feel like I’ve had it for 30 years!

Reading everyone’s posts is very informative. My huge symptom is fatigue for no apparent reason. Recently I feel like my energy is down. I also have chronic depression and hypothyroidism. Is the depression caused by the cfs or vice versa?

Any insights would be great! Love to hear from you!

[Ezzie33]

Hi! Sorry to hear you have ME/CFS. Sucks, doesn't it?!

In answer to your question about depression, I don't know. Certainly depression can be very fatiguing, but equally always feeling rubbish & not being able to live life how you want is quite depressing! I get through my days by little things I can enjoy - a cat video on the internet will always give me a smile at least once a day. Nice tea & cake (I have to eat & drink after all!) & nice bath stuff - little treats as it were, within the parameters of what I have to use my limited energy for anyway.

Just want to signpost you to some other resources/forums, because this one is not very active.

The ME Association is great (website & also post on facebook/insta. Probably twitter too)

There's a really active group on facebook - M.E / chronic fatigue syndrome UK

Also reddit - r/cfs is a really nice community, although mostly American so some differences in approach to treatment (I'm assuming you're in the UK).

And there's also the phoenix rising ME/CFS.

[myhealthneeds in reply to Ezzie33]

Where do you live? There are small groups that support people with ME around the UK. Which part of the UK do you live in?

[Gealtachta in reply to myhealthneeds]

Hi there,

Thanks for the reply. I live in Canada 🇨🇦