Alternative Therapies
During your illness many people will tell you about treatments that cured a friend of a friend. They will swear it worked for this person and try and push/ encourage you to try it. It can be very tempting to give these treatments a go, no matter how weird and wonderful they are, because you and your family are desperate for you to get better. It is up to you whether you do try anything, but remember if there was something that cured ME then it would be all over the news and everybody would be taking it.
This doesn’t mean all treatments are a waste of time. Some like Reiki, spiritual healing or acupuncture can be very good at helping you relax. This is important for all ME sufferers, especially severely affected people, as it gives your body chance to heal itself.
The best advice is don’t spend lots of money and don’t do it if it makes you feel worse. The statement that you have to get worse, before you get better, is not always true.
People recover from ME in their own time and at their own pace.
This doesn’t mean all treatments are a waste of time. Some like Reiki, spiritual healing or acupuncture can be very good at helping you relax. This is important for all ME sufferers, especially severely affected people, as it gives your body chance to heal itself.
The best advice is don’t spend lots of money and don’t do it if it makes you feel worse. The statement that you have to get worse, before you get better, is not always true.
People recover from ME in their own time and at their own pace.
Claire Wade. Studio 17659, PO Box 6945, London, W1A 6US
This site is written by someone who is severely affect with ME and is compiled as a result of personal experience and research of other people with ME and their families. It is intended for information and guidance only. It is not intended to replace medical advice. Readers are strongly urged to consult a professional medical practitioner for a proper diagnosis or assessment before trying any of the treatments or medications outlined. As with all medications, always consult your GP, specialist or pharmacist and tell them about other medications or herbal preparations you are already taking; always read the label and patient information leaflet.
The contributors to this website are not medically trained but all live with or have significant experience of ME. The tips may not be suitable for everyone. No responsibility for loss occasioned to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of any statement in this work can be accepted by the author.
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The contributors to this website are not medically trained but all live with or have significant experience of ME. The tips may not be suitable for everyone. No responsibility for loss occasioned to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of any statement in this work can be accepted by the author.
No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (photocopying, electronic, recording or otherwise), except for personal or non-commercial use without the permission of the author.
Claire Wade has asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.