Treatment

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Physicians Online Treatment Plans

In a perfect world one would simply find a chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) specialist and visit him. In our imperfect world such pecialists are rare and often charge fees that are too high for many financially challenged people with CFS.
This does not, of course, mean there is no hope. There are basic steps that many of us can take to improve our health. Treatments are available for even more financially challenged patients.  Many of the treatments that the most forward thinking doctors espouse do not require a prescription.
 
This section, by displaying a variety of treatments used in the chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) 'community', aims to open up the field a bit for those not acquainted with them. It has been created by a layman and obviously does not take the place of the services of a physician.  It contains physicians who have treatment protocols or informative websites on the Internet.

•  New!  Looking for a doctor? Check out The ME/CFS Doctor Finder  from the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatments website

Dr. Lucinda Bateman (MD)  One of our most active physicians (IACFS board member/CFSAC member) Dr. Bateman has produced the best one shot overview of CFS treatment I've ever seen. A wonderful communicator Dr. Bateman tells us how she treats sleep, fatigue, pain, gastrointestinal aliments and more in this presentation.  Dr. Bateman recently oversaw the creation  of  the CFID's Association's Medscape Physician Education Program.

Dr.  Bateman has also provided an excellent overview of exercise in CFS and fibromyalgia called CFS and the Exercise Conundrum on the IACFS website. This too little discussed subject has important implications for CFS patients health.
 
Dr. Paul Cheney (MD, Ph.D)  One of the most well known and experienced CFS physicians,  Dr. Cheney is known for his innovative (and sometimes controversial) approach to ME/CFS. To learn about Dr. Cheney's treatment plans (and other other thoughts) check out The Cheney Files on this website.

Dr Cheney's website, which debuted in 2010, contains his research newsletter ( for a price), a public section and several videos. 

 

Dr. Derek Enlander  is an Irish transplant who practices in New York City. Dr. Enlander utilizes a wide array of alternative and pharmaceutical approaches. His new office features include a hyperbaric chamber and impedance cardiography testing. He is the author of a book on ME/CFS.

Check out his CFIDS Fibromyalgia Chronic Fatigue Syndrome site here.

Ashok Gupta - is a former chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patient who uses neurolinguistic programming and mindfulness based stress reduction techniques to treat CFS. His program, which is called the Amygdala Retraining Program, consists of a course on DVD's (cost- approximately $200) which comes with a money back guarantee. The Amygdala Retraining program is now the focus of a study in Canada.

Check out an Amygdala Retraining Blog here and Ashok Gupta's CFS Recovery website here. 
 


 Dr. Holtorf (MD) and the Fibro Fatigue Centers These centers, which use a holistic protocol developed by Dr. Kent Holtorf specifically to treat CFS and FMS, have been opening up across the country. Some patients have had good results and others have not. Dr. Teitelbaum has recently joined them. Check out Dr. Holtorf's site for an explanation of his protocol and several interviews with ProHealth. 

Rich Von Konynenburg - An independent researcher (not a doctor), Rich Von Konynenburg, has been exploring the role glutathione may play in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)

• Augmenting Glutathione Levels in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) - Discover the many different ways used to boost the levels of this master antioxidant in the body. Everyone with CFS should give glutathione supplementation a try.
• Treating Glutathione Depletion-Methylation Blockades in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) - A simplified guide to treating these blockades from Rich. Declaring Independence From CFS: the Methylation Block Treatment Is Working! - An update from Rich on results from the Simplified Methylation Treatment

Dr. Sarah Myhill has an extensive website, with a free book and a diagnosis section including tests she recommends for ME/CFS patients. Dr. Myhill has been particularly focused on mitochondrial issues and has participated in mitochondrial studies in ME/CFS.

Dr. Charles Lapp   is a well known physician North Carolina ME/CFS physician who has contributed many articles to Prohealth. Dr. Lapp is currently investigating several pharmaceutical treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia and is one of the first members of  the CFID's Associations BioBank. He created the 'Stepwise Approach' and integrates Bruce Campbell's Pacing and activity management strategies into his protocols.

Dr Lapp runs the Hunter-Hopkins Treatment Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

 

Dr. Martin Lerner  is an infectious disease specialist who has focused on herpesvirus infection primarily in the heart. The author of several research papers and a former chronic fatigue syndrome patient Dr. Lerner runs the Treatment Center for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the Midwest. Several video's are available on his website.

Martin Pall Ph.D is a published medical researcher and a former chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patient who believes oxidative stress caused primarily by a dysregulated nitric oxide/peroxynitrite (NO/ONOO "No Oh No!) system plays a major role in CFS, FMS, MCS and PTSD.

Dr. Pall's theory focuses on reasons for increased oxidative stress in CFS. He has proposed treatments that may combat oxidative stress in ME/CFS, some of which he developed in conjunction with a Dr. Ziem. 

Dr. Pall's book on ME/CFS, FM, IBS, etc. is called Explaining Unexplained Illnesses.

Dr. Raymond Perrin - The originator of the "Perrin Technique", Dr. Perrin is a UK osteopath who utilizes osteopathic manipulations and lymphatic massage in order to stimulate the nervous system functioning and drain toxins from the brain. He has written a book on ME/CFS.

Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker (MD) Dr. Shoemaker has focused on the role biotoxins/neurotoxins play in chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease and other poorly understood illnesses. The author of 'Mold Warriors", "Desperation Medicine" and others  Dr Shoemaker has developed several unique insights into these conditions.

His website features substantial amounts of information, webcasts, his testing protocols, and his books.

Dr. Stratton - If you have chlamydiae pnuemoniae (or suspect you do) or if you're just completely frustrated at your lack of progress you might want to check out the cpn website. Also check out Diana's story; Diana resolved a very long time case of CFS using some of the techniques described in this site. 

DDr. Jacob Teitelbaum (MD) - Dr. Teitelbaum has been a prominent figure in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) treatment for many years. An author of several books on CFS/FM and the producer of a successful treatment study using an multi-dimensional approach, One of the most comprehensive ME/CFS treatment sites, Dr. Teitelbaum's site now contains an online program that will, based on the answers given to a detailed questionnaire, provide a treatment program for people with CFS. Potentially it presents an cost-effective means of accessing a prominent CFS physician.