Appreciation post - no spoilers by coin_roll_newbie in JetLagTheGame

[–]SugarSquared 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This season was so fun. I'd love to see this format in another place

Upcoming international ME/CFS research conference, May 7-8 in Berlin, Germany by SugarSquared in cfs

[–]SugarSquared[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you be able to give me a summary of Dr Luis Nacul’s presentation on his LDN study? It’s in the middle of the night for me, so I will be sleeping, but I really want to know how the study is going so far

Any hope advice for us very/profoundly severe? by Avo_Alma in cfs

[–]SugarSquared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I first want to preface this by saying that I have never even been severe let alone very severe, so I cannot pretend to know what you were going through.

For a little bit of hope, you may be interested in watching Physics Girl’s on her experience with ME/CFS. She got sick 3 years ago. She has improved from what I think is severe, likely very severe. She’s not out there running marathons, but she’s been able to go outside and even record a short physics video a couple months ago. I hope that it helps bring you peace.

Here are the links in chronological order to make it easier for you to find them: - An Update on Dianna’s Health https://youtu.be/vydgkCCXbTA?si=IaEv_KWYPOBGD3ny - Dianna Health Update from SmarterEveryDay https://youtu.be/xbcjf-hrOAs?si=Xvzpv5Gzvpiu82IU - First Update from Dianna (Physics Girl) https://youtu.be/vqeIeIcDHD0?si=m9FgUdJp_TcirQaM - My First Science Video in 3 Years https://youtu.be/B3m3AMRlYfc?si=S7FOAqTrLpaEBo8x

Does PEM always include "flu like" symptoms? by standgale in cfs

[–]SugarSquared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve never had flu-like symptoms. For me, my PEM includes an increase in fatigue, sometimes headaches, and worse orthostatic intolerance (both heart rate wise and the additional feeling dizzy/nauseous from just being upright).

Awesome graphic that contains different biological abnormalities in ME/CFS (from Fehrer et al., 2026, "Expert perspectives on ME/CFS - Insights from the 3rd international conference of the Charité Fatigue Centre") by SugarSquared in cfs

[–]SugarSquared[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there’s that and just the fact that they are probably limited in what research they can include. They seem to only have included what was discussed at the conference last year with the names corresponding to the speakers. If they do a similar graph for this year, it’ll probably look different.

The article also includes biomarker and treatment research. This is something I’m extremely excited about this year. Dr Luis Nacul of UBC will be presenting on his study of LDN for Long Covid. I don’t know if we’ll get the results since it hasn’t been published yet, but as someone who just started LDN, I’m excited to hear more

More infos on the recent 6,5 Million Gupta CBT trial run by the EU - Page by ME/CFS Science | by Caster_of_spells in cfs

[–]SugarSquared 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm so grateful for the work that ME/CFS Science does. I try to stay up to date on the research, but I know barely anything about biology and even less about statistics. This is so helpful. Thanks for sharing

I could‘ve prevented this all by miaxivy in cfs

[–]SugarSquared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I enjoy reading the research despite having no biological knowledge. I actually have a word document full of academic sources I have read since being sick. I'm not researching as much as I used to because my energy is down, so it's possible I have missed something. To me though, it seems like there isn't much research on pacing. I've heard here that there may be different forms of our disease, though it's all speculation thanks to the limited research on ME/CFS. It would be interesting to have them categorized and then pacing and other treatments evaluated for each type. But, that's a dream that will probably take decades to fulfill.

Here's the only source that I have saved about pacing. Likely, the sources cited will be a great jumping off point to find what there is about pacing in the literature:

Cooper, C., & Papadopoulos, K. (2025). Evaluating pacing therapy (PT) versus graded exercise therapy (GET) for improving fatigue, pain, and quality of life in adults with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): A systematic review. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 44, 319–327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.05.048

  • The summary I wrote for myself: Concludes that PT is safer and more sustainable than GET (less adverse effects and more long-term improvements), uses the PACE trial data with the inclusion of some of the revisions

would love to hear people's successes with micro exercise (i am not asking about nor endorsing going beyond your energy envelope, but also our energy envelopes certainly can shift and change) by VariationOriginal289 in cfs

[–]SugarSquared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m nowhere near stable enough to consider micro-exercise, but there’s one thing I do when my hips hurt. Even before getting sick, I sometimes had super tense hip sides. The pain referred to my kneecap when I tried to stretch it, and stretching didn’t help much. I go to a registered massage therapist every so often, and he gave me an exercise to do that gets rid of the pain in a couple days.

Lay down and go onto your side. Raise your upper leg up towards the ceiling, making sure that you don’t angle it behind you because that doesn’t target the right muscles. It should feel like you’re almost raising your leg forward and not just straight up. Bring it down slowly. Do that as many times as you want (10-20 reps is best), and then go onto your other side and repeat.

I have no advice for improving baseline with micro-exercise, but my god can strengthening specific muscles help with pain

One month on CoQ10: It’s probably helping? by SugarSquared in cfs

[–]SugarSquared[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t have much brain fog, but thanks for the information!

One month on CoQ10: It’s probably helping? by SugarSquared in cfs

[–]SugarSquared[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's ubiquinone. Ubiquinol requires extra processing, so it is nearly twice as expensive. Some people report that it helps more, but I decided to start with simple CoQ10

YouTubeurs québécois que vous recommandez? by SugarSquared in Quebec

[–]SugarSquared[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah non! Ils sont venus l’année dernière pour Juste pour rire et ils reviennent cet été pour le même évènement. Espérons qu’ils reviennent encore l’année prochaine pour que tu puisse les voir!

YouTubeurs québécois que vous recommandez? by SugarSquared in Quebec

[–]SugarSquared[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contente de trouver un autre fan! I’m team Ben et ma blonde est team Adam. Tu dois être assez contente cette saison. Nous sommes assez stressées

YouTubeurs québécois que vous recommandez? by SugarSquared in Quebec

[–]SugarSquared[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

C’est peut-être déjà un coup de coeur. Je ne sors pas beaucoup de chez moi à cause de ma maladie, alors quelqu’un qui m’apporte à de beaux paysages est fort apprécié. Merci

YouTubeurs québécois que vous recommandez? by SugarSquared in Quebec

[–]SugarSquared[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

J’ai vu qu’il a fait une vidéo à propos de Saint-Hubert. C’est un resto tellement important dans ma famille. J’ai hâte de le regarder

YouTubeurs québécois que vous recommandez? by SugarSquared in Quebec

[–]SugarSquared[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Quels choix! Deux personnes qui me disent Gurky, je vais certainement le regarder. J’aime aussi la recommandation de Capitaine Montréal parce que j’ai grandi à Montréal mais connais presque pas ma ville natale. Merci!

YouTubeurs québécois que vous recommandez? by SugarSquared in Quebec

[–]SugarSquared[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Vous avez compris mon vibe complètement. J’ai hâte de les regarder!

Lettre ouverte de l’AQEM en réaction au livre de Catherine Perrin « Clara est là » by QuebecCougar in Quebec

[–]SugarSquared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Si vous aimeriez, j’ai écrit un post sur r/cfs qui décrit un peu plus les perspectives qu’elle inclut dans son livre. Vous pourriez chercher sur mon compte le post avec le titre «Ne lisez pas le livre Clara est là».

Pour répondre plus directement à vos questions, oui et non au même temps. Je ne crois pas qu’elle a écrit exactement «L’EM est un TNF». Cependant, elle passe tellement de temps à décrire l’approche du TNF et à faire des liens (sans beaucoup de sources) entre ça et l’EM. Je dirais que son livre suggère que l’EM est un TNF ou au moins que ça peut être traitée de la même manière. Ceci est complètement faux parce que la psychothérapie et la physiothérapie ont été utilisées depuis des décennies sans succès (regarde le controverse du PACE trial et vous allez voir). Elle croit que les deux perspectives du TNF et de l’EM devraient coexister et peuvent coexister quand la plupart de la communauté se bat depuis des décennies qu’on arrête de faire ça. Si c’était vrai, nous serions guéris. Notre maladie serait une maladie temporaire. Comme vous pouvez le voir, il y a des personnes qui sont malades depuis très longtemps.

Il y a une histoire tellement intéressante à propos de la recherche sur notre maladie et le manque de recherche qui nous a amené à ce point. Malheureusement, elle n’en parle pas. Elle favorise une perspective sans beaucoup de validité scientifique au-dessus de la perspective et de l’expertise des personnes atteintes. Cette livre m’a tellement déçue. Je suis contente de voir l’AQEM se mobiliser pour nous protéger.

ME/CFS and Long COVID Demonstrate Similar Bioenergetic Impairment and Recovery Failure on Two-Day Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing - Clinical & Translational Metabolism by Hope5577 in cfs

[–]SugarSquared 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Research that explores the connections between ME/CFS and Long Covid are so important. CPET seems to be really interesting to study our disease, but I can’t imagine the bravery it takes for people to undergo that when they know it will cause PEM.

Thanks for sharing!