Hi, thank you so much Dancinggirl and Hurdity. You really have put my mind at rest. I will give it a bit longer.
Had ME since 2011. Symptoms are delayed fatigue, joint and muscle pain and nerve pain, which I take amitriptyline for. I've so far not had any depression, which I am thankful for. Before being diagnosed I had mumps and the Noro virus within a couple of months, and also had lost my mum and brother relatively close together, so I was told any of the above could've been a cause or contributed to me getting ME. I was off work for nearly a year, but managed to return all be it part time. Docs did blood tests in 2011 but not since. It would be wonderful if HRT did help even a little. I began getting hot flushes early 2012 so everything seemed to pile on top all at once. At the moment I feel life is just happening to me. I don't have the energy to take part. Thank you once again to both of you.
Sjpen x