Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Physicians and Their Treatment Plans
In a perfect world one would simply find a chronic fatigue syndrome
(ME/CFS) specialist and visit
him. In our imperfect world such pecialists are rare and often charge
fees that are too high for many financially challenged people with CFS.
This does not, of course, mean there is no hope. There are basic steps
that many of us can take to improve our health. Treatments are available
for even the more financially challenged patients. Many of the
treatments that the most forward thinking doctors espouse do not require
a prescription.
This section, by displaying a variety of treatments used in the chronic
fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
'community', aims to open up the field a bit for those not acquainted
with them. It has been created by a layman and obviously does not take
the place of the services of a physician.
Dr. Lucinda Bateman (MD) - One of our most
active physicians (IACFS board member/CFSAC member) Dr. Bateman has
produced the best one shot overview of CFS treatment I've ever seen. A
wonderful communicator Dr. Bateman tells us how she treats sleep,
fatigue, pain, gastrointestinal aliments and more in this presentation.
Complete with informative slides.
Dr. Bateman has also provided an excellent
overview of exercise
in CFS and fibromyalgia called CFS and the Exercise Conundrum on the
IACFS website. This too little discussed subject has important
implications for CFS patients health.
Dr. Paul Cheney (MD, Ph.D).- Dr. Cheney, one of the
most well known and experienced CFS physicians, has been innovative in
his treatment approaches to CFS. To learn about Dr. Cheney's treatment
plans (and other other thoughts) check out
The Cheney Files on this
website.
Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum (MD) - Dr. Teitelbaum has
been a prominent figure in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) treatment
for many years. An author of several books on CFS/FM and the producer of
a successful treatment study using an multi-dimensional approach,
Dr. Teitelbaum's site now contains an online program that will,
based on the answers given to a detailed questionnaire, provide a
treatment program for people with CFS. Potentially it presents an
cost-effective means of accessing a prominent CFS physician.
Dr. Holtorf (MD) and the Fibro Fatigue Centers -
These centers, which use a holistic protocol developed by Dr. Kent
Holtorf specifically to treat CFS and FMS, have been opening up across
the country. Some patients have had good results and others have not.
Dr. Teitelbaum has recently joined them. Check out
Dr.
Holtorf's site for an explanation of his protocol and several
interviews with ImmuneSupport If you visit the FF Centers please
report know how it
went.
Dr Pall Ph.D - is a published medical researcher
and a former chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patient who believes oxidative stress caused primarily
by a dysregulated nitric oxide/peroxynitrite (NO/ONOO "No Oh No!) system
plays a major role in CFS, FMS, MCS and PTSD.
In a post to the CFSFMResearch chat group at Yahoogroups.com he
outlined a number of therapies that
may combat oxidative stress in CFS, one of which he developed in
conjunction with a Dr. Ziem, a CFS physician. Increased oxidative stress
levels have consistently been found in CFS.
Click here to read his post.
Rich Von Konynenburg - Glutathione - is the
bodies main detoxifier. An independent researcher (not a doctor), Rick
Von Konynenburg, has been exploring the role glutathione may play in
chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
- Augmenting Glutathione Levels in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) - Discover the many different ways used to boost the levels of this master antioxidant in the body. Everyone with CFS should give glutathione supplementation a try.
- Treating Glutathione Depletion-Methylation Blockades in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) - A simplified guide to treating these blockades from Rich. Declaring Independence From CFS: the Methylation Block Treatment Is Working! - An update from Rich on results from the Simplified Methylation Treatment
Ashok Gupta - is a former chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patient who uses neurolinguistic programming and mindfulness based stress reduction techniques that some patients (including myself) have found very helpful. His program, which is called the Amygdala Retraining Program, consists of a course on DVD's, is relatively cheap and comes with a money back guarantee (!). I encourage you to throw your preconceptions aside and check it out!
Check out an Amygdala Retraining Blog on this site.
Dr. Stratton - If you have chlamydiae pnuemoniae (or suspect you do) or if you're just completely frustrated at your lack of progress you might want to check out the cpn website. Also check out Diana's story; Diana resolved a very long time case of CFS using some of the techniques described in this site.