M.E. And You.

March 30th, 2010 posted by admin
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Most people still don’t know very much about M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). The most coverage it ever had in the national press was back in the late eighties/early nineties when it quickly became known as ‘yuppie flu’. This was a really damaging bit of publicity and many people with M.E. are still seen in a wrong light because of it. Since society was fed with this misinformation about the condition, sufferers of M.E. are often thought of as simply being ‘lazy people’.

However, the truth is that M.E. is a very real and debilitating condition which affects a large number of people. Sufferers will experience muscle pain, headaches and continual fatigue (no matter how much sleep they have). Other symptoms vary dramatically from person to person; some people will suffer with rashes, insomnia or even blackouts. M.E. can last for months or even years. Some sufferers have had it more than once and others have not.

Because of the press that M.E. has received in the past, sufferers will often find that many people do not take them very seriously. Employers can see them as ‘wasters’, whilst even friends and family can see it as a rather unclear diagnosis. Unfortunately, some doctors still do not take the illness seriously and many sufferers find themselves getting very little help or support when they visit their G.P. But anyone who is suffering from M.E. needs as much care from other people as is possible. And if they fail to receive this, then their condition can actually worsen over time.

The good news about it all is that new research is going on every day. M.E. and other medical conditions may be misunderstood by a great many people at this moment, but things are bound to change. In years to come, even if a cure is not available for suffers, then at least people will be far more understanding of it.