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Hi Annie, EBV is another of these viruses which can have long term consequences. Covid has awakened some of the latent viral symptoms in a number of people. I’m sorry you’re having CFS and fibromyalgia. There are a number of articles with scientists trying to link CFS to EBV. Here’s one that is an interesting read:
https://www.verywellhealth.com/ebv-reaction-chronic-fatigue-3972945#:~:text=The%20Epstein-Barr%20virus%20%28EBV%29%20is%20a%20member%20of,disease%20at%20all.%20Image%20Source%20%2F%20Getty%20Images
I know that you’ve been in the forum for a while and have probably followed the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome groups and Fibromylagia group…if not I thought I’d pop these links in for you.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myalgic-encephalomyelitis-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me-cfs-treatments/
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https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/podcasts/newsfeed-post/fibromyalgia-4/
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Groups > Autoimmune Diseases > Fibromyalgia?
— https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/fibromyalgia-2/
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Groups > Chronic Pain > fibromyalgia pain
— https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/fibromyalgia-pain-28e002/
What do you take or do to relieve your symptoms?
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Hello again,
Frankly, I don't have great options for managing chronic pain and fatigue at 71. Got these diagnoses in about 1996, along with chronic daily migraine headaches and significant arthritis pain in the hands and right knee. It's mostly distraction, a 24-hour-a-day ice pack for the headaches, percoset, and lying-down rest.