Recently A.M. asked: “when severe anxiety disorder is present, can you distinguish Chronic Fatigue Syndrome because the symptoms are so similar?” The answer is, “It may be difficult.” However, there are characteristics that tend to differentiate the two: (1) Anxiety tends to be more of a lifelong disorder, whereas ME/CFS more frequently has a more […]
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ME Letter July 2018
This Month’s Contents Ampligen Is Once Again Available New Non-Narcotic Pain Treatment Where To Go When You Need Help With … Almost Anything! Continued Opioid Concerns Confirm Your Appointment – Avoid Charges Ampligen Is Once Again Available On June 27, 2018 Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. – producer of Ampligen/rintatolimod — announced the immediate expansion of its […]
Clarify Staying Within the Anaerobic Threshold
A reader asked to clarify: if the fastest my heart can beat is 159 (based on age 71) then the AT I understand occurs at 95 beats per minute. If, after a 35 minute walk daily the heart rate immediately afterward is 100, does this equate to overdoing it, despite feeling fine? Answer: The formula […]
ME Letter February 2018
This Month’s Contents Dr. Lapp Retires. Dr. Hillman Takes the Helm! Big Concerns About the Opioid Epidemic NIH Study Continues to Recruit Subjects</li> Saving on Prescription Costs Please Confirm Your Appointment When Called! Dr. Lapp Retires and Dr. Vincent Hillman Takes the Helm After more than 40 years of medical practice and more than 32 […]