Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID affect large numbers of people, and constitute a substantial burden to the U.S. and global economies. The article by Eckey et al., in this issue of PNAS (1), adds to the growing evidence that the two illnesses have much in common. Moreover, the illnesses may represent just two examples of an even larger, recently recognized class of illness: post-acute infection syndromes (PAIS) (2).
If you’re reading this and it feels like you, and you got no recognition from your doctors: there are online communities where people share experiences and research medications.
Sample size of 1, I stil get bad weeks or months, but the supplements I’ve found there allowed me to gave good months again. At times, I’m even the old me!
Plugging https://www.s4me.info/
because I know lemmyverse peeps will probably quite like the forum style
