Study linking virus and chronic fatigue retracted

I have EBV at 5.5 M for over 40 years. I hope one of you guys can figure the virus things out so I can feel good for 1 day before I die. CFS does hurt.

Just because they're not linking a virus to CFS doesn't mean it's not real and there isn't some other cause for it. For a long time Lyme disease was thought to be caused by a virus and that's not the case anymore, since it responds (sometimes) to antibiotics. I'm wondering if all of these diseases, Fibromyalgia, Lyme, Alzheimer's and CFS, have something in common because they all seem to share the same symptoms in one way or the other.

Could it be that all of Congress has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

If you have hair loss and a bad taste in your mouth with chronic fatigue, you most likely are overdosing on Vitamin E - exact same cluster - crashing fatigue which is very different from feeling tired. Vitamin E is the culprit and there has been massive over use of Vitamin E coincident with CFS. Stop the Vitamin E and see if all your symptoms get better in a few weeks.

Oh man, it is old but every symposium I attend has several talks from big-wig retrovirologists about how XMRV is a hoax. It is just contamination from MLV, a murine retrovirus, that is probably found in any lab that works with mice.

Chronic fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are two totally different conditions.

So it's really true that Science is self-correcting...

I suspect that CFS could be from many different things. It could be vitamin deficiencies in some. Doctors are not very good at finding vitamin deficiencies except in a few vitamins like iron. I have read that many in our modern society are deficient in D and B vitamins.

It could also be mild food allergies. Food is very different in recent years than it was before.

It could be all the additives in the food. It is said that most Americans eat their body weight in additives every year.

And it could be about viruses in other CFS patients.

I was 27 when I was hit by this condition like a Mac truck. It made me feel like a 97 year old! If you have not experienced it then you have no idea what you are talking about.

Good thing they retracted that bit of propaganda! Up until 7 years ago I suffered from what I believe to be chronic fatigue or lethargy. Most folks chalk it up to age and in a way, that's true but not just because your older. I no longer suffer from feeling tired all the time. Back then, I went to my doctor and he prescribed Lisinopril for high blood pressure. Mine wasn't too high but elevated a tad above normal. He also sent me to the lab for a blood panel. The results came back by the end of the week and he added Lipitor to my drug list to bring down my cholesterol. That's where I said no. He argued for a few minutes as I explained another way I wanted to do things. We agreed I wasn't likely to die soon so he advised me to give my plan a try and come back in six months to check things and see how I did. I went back a year later and my blood pressure was normal and blood work came back with all the previously skewed readings falling in the middle of all the ranges with my cholesterol under 200. I didn't change my eating habits or exercise regimen but did manage to lose a few pounds but not enough for any of those things to account for my dramatic improvements. What I did do was replace every item of food in my house with an organic version, began doing whole body cleanses every six months and stopped drinking or using tap water. I have a filtration system on my house water supply. These simple changes made all the difference. I accomplished this change by eliminating all the toxins, chemicals, additional hormones, nitrates, nitrites, preservatives and genetically modified foods (GMO's) from my diet and the cleanses cleared what had collected over the years in my organs, intestines and colon. It took a few months to realize a difference but today I have the energy I had as a teenager, my stomach issues disappeared and I no longer have any bowel issues. Not to mention my cholesterol and BP numbers are normal. The only things I haven't found organic are Velveeta cheese and certain snack items, but my fridge, pantry and freezer are stocked up with all the things yours would have, only mine are cleaner and purer with as much as 70% less ingredients listed on the package, all of which are pronounceable and make sense to be there. My food isn't a perfect color or bright and shiny. My stuff varies in size and color and looks like it just got dug up or picked, just as nature intended, as if you grew it yourself. I was studying labels and ingredient lists since we got the internet so it was just a matter of time for me to finally go here. Today, I would never consider going back. Over a lifetime, eating conventional foods that are chock full of those toxic chemical materials will make you sick and cause you to develope many of the diseases that plague our society. These things get into your organs, blood and cells. It's no wonder we have such a problem with various cancers, heart disease and stroke, anemias, alzhiemers, gird, diabetes or even people just dropping dead that otherwise seemed fine. I'm not a medical professional but what I said makes sense to me. It just stands to reason that with all those bad things inside your body you will eventually have a malfunction or a mutation. But, don't take my word for it or accuse me of being a quack on a conspiracy theory trip. Be a better smart #$%$ and check it out for yourself. The internet is there, use it. Educate yourself and ask, "does what he said make sense by empiracle standards or am I being obstinate?" I can't see how elimating all those bad things from ones diet can't have a positive effect on ones health. It sure is obvious to me that it works the other way around.

Think carefully about your lab results!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How about ALUMINUM POISONING?
The folks that have CFS may be suffering from Aluminum poisoning from eating food cooked in aluminum pans when children...

Fernandoo needs a good @@@ and head pummeling.

Another reason to always question a scientific study no matter how much you want to believe it.

contamination in the samples huh. I guess scientist need a sing in the bathroom wash hands before returning to work.

I could have claimed CFS because I was tired all my life. Then a doctor took a closer look at my thyroid. There was my problem, low thyroid, high TSH4. Simple, but overlooked for 30 years.

So what if it CFS is depression? Depression is as real as any virus! Mental reactions are just as real as physical ones. I think Melatonin helps me sleep. This sleep reaction may be all in my head, but it works, The sleep is real. Why would I want to pin this reaction to a "material" cause? Why bother?

This condition is caused by the pharmasutical industry and doctors ignorance and greed.
Quinolone and fluoroquinolone antibiotics cause Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and gulf war syndrome. I know because I am a victim. Fluoroquinolones are the most widley prescribed antibiotocs in the world. Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia are not commonly diagnosed as a reaction to antibiotics because the reaction can occur up to two months after discountinuing the drug. Something few docotors acknowledge. If you have Chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia, check your medical history to see if you have taken a fluoroquinlone antibiotic. There is a FQ victim support group on Facebook with over 1600 people and growing daily. The truth will be told!

I think Horatio changed his name to Fernandaux or we have found someone else on this article that is every bit as annoying as Horatio was. Hard to believe.

If Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is anything, it is a symptom of environmental poisoning. We are subjected directly and indirectly to SO MANY chemicals, hormones, etc, on a daily basis that it is likely impossible to understand the effects they might be causing us.