- Paperback: 426 pages
- Publisher: Thorsons; (Reissue) edition (5 May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0722535392
- ISBN-13: 978-0722535394
- Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 13 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 244,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘We are more impressed by this book than by any of the books already written on the subject.’
ANZ Myalgic Encephalomyelitic Society (New Zealand)
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A practical guide to understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
M. E., commonly called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, is an illness about which very little is understood. Doctors have difficulty identifying it, and then can often offer no solution other than bed rest.
Dr Anne Macintyre has suffered from M.E. for over 10 years. But she has used her medical expertise to understand the causes of M.E., to communicate the reality of the disease to her sceptical colleagues and, most importantly, has learned how to recover from it. This revised edition of her much acclaimed book gives clear and comprehensive guidelines on:
• exercise, rest and relaxation
• nutrition and supplements
• coping with a change in lifestyle
• managing depression
• particular problems for women with M.E.
• psychiatric approches to the illness
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great insight to M.E. for sufferers, carers, friends &family,
This review is from: Thorsons Health - M.E.: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A practical guide (Paperback)
This is a great book. Easy to read and to understand. A very close friend of mine has suffered with M.E. for 8 years and I've sent the book to her without finishing it (she lives abroad) and ordered another one for myself so I can finish it. I have read books on M.E. in the past and they have been informative, but this covers all aspects of the horrible disease. It's VERY difficult for outsiders to understand about this disease and I have been angry and upset for my friend when I see the judgemental people including her family doubting M.E. as a disease. For anyone who knows anybody with M.E. and would like to understand why they are the way they are then this book would be a great buy. Or even buy it for that person who's suffering so they can have some comfort from reading that they are not alone in their nightmare of M.E. Good luck to all M.E. sufferers and carers out there. This book will give you good ideas on how to manage and live with the illness.
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for all new M.E./CFS sufferers!!!,
By s.j.simpson@talk21.com (ENGLAND) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thorsons Health - M.E.: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A practical guide (Paperback)
I have recently been diagnosed with M.E. and was grasping for information on the subject when I discovered this book. It has really helped me gain an insight into my condition and help me understand how I can help myself. This book makes you realise that you are not alone and not a freak. I have had M.E. for 8 months and this book has helped me adapt my lifestyle towards my condition. A real must have for all sufferers.
64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Every GP should read it and every PWC should own it.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Thorsons Health - M.E.: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A practical guide (Paperback)
Dr Anne Macintyre's book *ME: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Practical Guide* is the single best book I have read on the subject--and as I have had ME for 7 years, I have read a great deal. I wish I had had this book when I first became ill, and even now I find it immensely validating. The initial chapters focus on the history and nature of the illness and the way it has been perceived by the public and the medical profession. In describing and categorizing symptoms and the basis for diagnosis, Dr Macintyre draws on a vast body of scientific research, presenting it in terms readily comprehensible not merely to the educated lay person, but to the ME sufferer with cognitive dysfunction. (Complete references are provided.) Guidelines for diagnosis and similar conditions which need to be eliminated before a diagnosis of ME can be made are provided throughout the first 4 chapters and again in an appendix at the back of the book. Chapter 3, 'ME, CFS, and Psychiatry', provides a clear look at the psychological problems of ME and no excuse for a misdiagnosis of ME as primary depression. The middle section of the book is devoted to managing the illness, with chapters on rest and sleep (absolutely vital), exercise (must be handled with care but can be helpful if sufficiently mild and practiced with a sensitivity to the fluctuation of symptoms and the risk of severe relapse), stress and meditation, depression and anxiety. Starting with Chapter 10, Macintyre surveys methods of treatment: both those of conventional medicine and alternative practices. Her approach is sensible and sensitive to the fact that many PWCs (Persons with CFS/ME) have unusual responses to medications. One chapter is devoted to candida albicans, a common secondary infection in PWCs, and one to diet and nutrition (many PWCs suffer from deficiencies in vitamins and minerals). The advice is always that if a treatment does not work after a reasonable trial, it should be discontinued. The final chapters of the book focus on 'specialty issues': ME in children, special problems for women with ME, caring and relationships (sex in particular can present problems for PWCs) and on practical issues such as disability and benefits, mobility aids, etc. Appendix A lists 'Sources of Help,' primarily organizations in the UK. Although the section on benefits and some of the details of the chapter on practical problems are geared specifically for the ME sufferer or carer living in the UK, the rest of the book applies to PWCs everywhere. I have now bought 6 copies: one to keep, one for my GP, one for my therapist, one for my partner, one for my parents, and one to lend to new acquaintances.
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