I have not been diagnosed as having had it but I have had fatigue, aching joints and numerous viruses - when a child, persistent chronic tonsilitis, persistent cold sores, scarletina (a version of scarlet fever) mumps, german measles, and rheumatic fever and glandular fever (so I could well have had Epstein Barr as well for all know, its in the herpes family) all by the age of 13! I was on antibiotics from the age of 2 until the took out my tonsils at 12 - which is not good!
In 1998 when I was 26 my GP said he thought my ongoing problem of fatigue, aches and chronic depression was CF/ME (ME in those days was called Yuppie flu!) and said there was nothing he could do to help and there was a book I needed to read. I have to say he was quite enlightened for his time because in 1998 they said it didnt exist and it was all in our heads. Needless to say I have had those symptoms all my life since then but
2 years ago I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, however, I have since found out from being on my meno journey that a lot of my problems in my life have been hormonal and hormone influenced. The list of "scary symptoms" of meno is very long and comprehensive and easily mistaken for other diagnosis such as fibro and ME or CFS. I know I dont have fibro or CFS or ME.
Goodness me this could be me! I had Mumps, Measles, Chicken Pox, German Measles, Scarlartina and Whooping Cough all in an 18m period Then recurrant toncillitis until 21 when my toncils were taken out
CFS/ME at 26, FM at about 42!!
Don't worry
Prestige - take it easy - take time off work - pace yourself (can't emphasisie that enough) the more you listen to yor body and rest the better
I second Methyl Folate - I take that B12 and Vit D all in pretty high doses and over the last year I started cycling, Yoga and ballroom dancing after a 20 year hiatus - I think becuase of the supplements (I also take Magnesium, Zinc, Potassium and K3 (at least I think it's K3 I'll check tomorrow as I'm already in bed)