What is M.E / CFS?
Personally, I find the illness extremely hard to define. Over the years research has come out telling us that it is triggered by a virus or circumstance. That is true for many people, however people have individualised symptoms. I have always called the illness ME as I was diagnosed before it was common to call it CFS, yet this is the best way I've heard it described. ‘Chronic’ because it never goes away, ‘fatigue’ because you are constantly exhausted and ‘syndrome’ because it's a bag of symptoms which make up the syndrome.
There are a lot of passionate views on whether ME should be called CFS. Everyone experiences their illness in a different way. High5ME is not designed to tell people what they are feeling and produce set guidelines on how to define your illness. High5ME recognises everyone is different, manages it in a different way and seeks to support all people in coping with the illness and recovering from it.
ME Research UK has a comprehensive explanation of M.E and symptoms. You can find it on their website - http://www.meresearch.org.uk/information/whatisme.html
There are a lot of passionate views on whether ME should be called CFS. Everyone experiences their illness in a different way. High5ME is not designed to tell people what they are feeling and produce set guidelines on how to define your illness. High5ME recognises everyone is different, manages it in a different way and seeks to support all people in coping with the illness and recovering from it.
ME Research UK has a comprehensive explanation of M.E and symptoms. You can find it on their website - http://www.meresearch.org.uk/information/whatisme.html