Treatments

Treatment Options
     Five Treatment Principles
     Fighting Fatigue
     Strategies for Pain
     Solutions for Sleep
     Lifting the Fog: Treating Cognitive Problems
A five-part series on treatments for the major symptoms of CFS and fibromyalgia

Exercise
Exercise can be a useful treatment for FM and CFS. Here's an overview, plus some guidelines.

Managing Your Medications
Five common problems and what to do about them.

Non-Drug Treatments for Pain: Nine Strategies
While medications are often used for pain, alternative approaches can be helpful as well.

Nutrition and Chemical Sensitivity
How to get adequate nutrition. Strategies for dealing with allergic reactions to substances other than food.

Overlapping and Related Conditions
Are some of your symptoms due to conditions besides Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or fibromyalgia? Here are nine medical problems that often occur together with CFS and FM.

Will I Get Better? Tilting the Odds in Your Favor
The outlook for many CFIDS and fibromyalgia patients is positive. Here are some ideas on how to increase your chances for improvement.

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