Action For M.E supports and empowers sufferers of M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) to secure the care they need, while working towards a greater understanding of this debilitating illness and ultimately a cure.
M.E (also known as CFS or Post-viral Fatigue Syndrome) is a long-term and life-limiting neurological illness affecting mainly the immune and nervous systems. There are an estimated 250,000 sufferers in the UK, including children, and a significant proportion are housebound or bedbound for many years.
M.E (also known as CFS or Post-viral Fatigue Syndrome) is a long-term and life-limiting neurological illness affecting mainly the immune and nervous systems. There are an estimated 250,000 sufferers in the UK, including children, and a significant proportion are housebound or bedbound for many years.
Common
symptoms include severe fatigue associated with post-exertional malaise
(the body's inability to recover after exerting even small amounts of
energy), widespread muscle and/or joint pain, migraines,
flu-like symptoms, nausea, sleep difficulties, depression, cognitive
impairment (known as 'brain fog'), and hypersensitivity to light, sound
and chemicals.
Action for M.E is at the forefront of the campaign for more research, more effective treatments, and better services. |