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More - the Head Symptoms ...
The head symptoms experienced by M.E. sufferers include:
Headaches, dizziness, "swimmy" feelings, and perhaps the most difficult to handle, loss of concentration and short-term memory.
M.E. sufferers will often forget things you have just told them, and will find it hard to take in new information - especially if it's complicated. These problems will tend to be worse the more exhausted the sufferer is, and mental exertion as well as physical may be exhausting for people with M.E.
These are not the only symptoms experienced in M.E:
Sufferers will often feel "ill all over", and experience many flu'-like symptoms; nausea, shivering, fever, and generally over-react to heat and cold. Some unfortunate sufferers may be in unremitting pain.
Digestive problems are common; constipation or diarrhoea, gas bloating and bowel pain. Alcohol intolerance may also occur.
Depression and emotional problems are often a part of M.E, but it is important to realise that these are a symptom of the illness, and not its cause. Some sufferers are very emotionally volatile and unpredictable - they may get angry or depressed for no apparent reason, or even cry at the slightest upset. This may be due to the illness affecting the nervous system.
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