Recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: The Lerner Way
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 11 years
- Published
- Aug 2016
Summary
Janet went from a 1 to a 7-8 out of 10 on Dr. Lerner's functional scale on Valtrex, starting at three pills a day and reducing to two after 11 years. The gain requires ongoing maintenance dosing: dropping to a lower dose brings back headache, swollen glands and sore throat, so the improvement is sustained but not a cure.
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Flu-like symptoms, Headaches & migraine, Pain & fibromyalgia.
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