Hi Darlia

You are very welcome.

I believe this will continue to be an on-going debate until the medical community can make up its mind. Problem is, I really don\'t think they care. Just think, they have known about this condition for decades and they still haven\'t made up any test for confirmation. Diagnosis, as you know, is a matter of elimination and symptoms. In addition, as you research and read other posts, you see that the treatments vary, too.

For me, what I did all those years ago helped. Low dose anti-depressants to get into deep, restorative sleep, exercise, weight loss, therapeutic massage and chiropractics worked for me. Insurance companies told me it was auto-immune and would not insure me, that I would have to go to an insurance company that insures high risk customers and they charge a fortune.

By the way, it was women who first complained about this mysterious \'disease\' and they were told, as they have for other conditions, there was nothing wrong and it was all in their head.

So, in short, I believe we need to do what we can to relieve the symptoms and not exasperate them.

Good luck to you and us all!!!!
ronnie