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The following are potential treatments for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), ME/CFS, its symptoms, and other illnesses, diseases, and conditions like fibromyalgia, sleep dysfunction, depression, etc., found on MEpedia.
DISCLAIMER: The following is a range of some of the interventions (including anecdotal) that have been used by patients to try to treat both individual symptoms and the disease as a whole, some of which have been researched and many which have not. The vast majority lack ANY reliable evidence of efficacy. Many carry significant side-effects and risks. (more...)
Aripiprazole, better known under the brand name Abilify, is an atypical antipsychotic and anti-inflammatory drug recently investigated for use in ME/CFS.
Low dose aripiprazole appears to reduce brain inflammation, and a retrospective study of 101 patients showed that most patients using it improved, with reductions in fatigue (more...)
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