(1888PressRelease)
July 21, 2006 - The new Chronic Fatigue Syndrome web site, www. Chronic-fatigue-advisor.com, has added a chat room.
Douglas Hanna, webmaster and editor of the site, announced the addition of the chat room today. "We had visitors who indicated that it would be helpful if there was a chat room associated with the site," said Hanna, "so we added one. It can be reached via a link on our web site, www.chronic-fatigue-advisor.com or by clicking to
http://chronic-fatigue-advisor.com/X7Chat/."
Hanna added that while there will be no restrictions as to discussions in the chat room, he hopes that they will remain positive. "We hope that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers will see this chat room as a place to talk about the medicines and therapies that have helped them, about alternative therapies and supplements they have found useful and about other elements such as diet and exercise. We also hope that health care professionals will join in to add their expertise."
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is sometimes called the "invisible" illness because there is no test or combination of tests that can be used to diagnose it. Plus, its symptoms tend to mimic those of other illnesses such as mononucleosis, Lyme disease, thyroid conditions, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and various cancers.
In fact, until 1996 there was no agreement as to what symptoms a patient had to have in order for there to be a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
While there is no definitive count of CFS sufferers in the U.S., it is believed that more than three million people have this disease. It is also believed that there are many more people who suffer from it but who have never been diagnosed.
"It’s a terrible disease that can cripple people so severely that they can’t even get out bed," Hanna pointed out."Yet is still misunderstood by many physicians and other healthcar professionals who believe it’s the physical manifestation of chronic depression."
