Garret linked an interesting article regarding CFS today, makes me wonder if this is what’s causing my condition. Particularly catching my eye was the connection to sore throat, muscle weakness, post-external malaise, sleep and cognitive disturbances and that it’s commonly (mis-)diagnosed as depression. Not really sure what myalgias are but a little googling turns up diffuse muscle pain but that doesn’t seem like anything bothering me.
Seth, in a comment to Garret’s post, suggests a related illness: fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder for which the cause is still unknown. Seems a little further from what I’m experiencing but both seem more applicable than the nothing my doctor has got so far.
Still, note the post title I added. As the Big Guy said yesterday, as one gets older one tends to jump to the worst possibility right at the start.
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