CFS/ ME experiences?

I'm not very good at describing stuff like this but I'll have a go. My CFS/ME started after a very stressful period and some kind of virus about two years ago, I think it's fairly common for it to be post-viral but that doesn't always happen. Symptoms and intensity obviously very a lot person to person, for me at the moment it's constant pain and dizziness I struggle most with and also the constant brain fog which drives me mad. Some people find they want to sleep almost constantly whereas I have huge problems trying to sleep (I say at 7am when I've had none ), and my concentration and attention span are also very poor. It does vary a lot day to day, I can push myself very hard to have a 'normal' day or there abouts but will then be very ill for up to a week later- in general it's a lot better to pace yourself and try and do a similar amount every day and gradually increase this but that's something that I personally have found very hard to do. I'm lucky in that I can do a few hours of activity most days, in other people they can end up wheelchair or bedbound pretty much all of the time.

In terms of diagnosis, you could mention it to your GP but in my experience it tends to e something diagnosed as a last resort when they can't find anything else causing it, so they'll rule out a lot of other things with blood tests etc first. There are various treatable conditions that can cause similar fatigue and other symptoms so they obviously want to work these out if they can.

Whether it's CFS or not, it's most likely not your fault you're feeling like this. Go to your GP and explain how you feel and see what they say and if they can work it out, a good doctor should take your concerns seriously whatever the reason behind them. There's also the CFS/ME society on here so it could be worth an ask there. Feel free to ask any questions that's just what I happened to think of writing, sorry for the long and possibly very jumbled up post!

Edit: forgot the link- it's here http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=796282. Hope that helps!

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thank you that was really helpful!

I have other conditions that could be causing it but they just don't seem to fit everything. I have vitamin deficiencies but they've come and gone while this feeling has stayed.
it's not totally constant for me and some days I'll be able to have a good few hours of "normal" before crashing.
sometimes I'll get out of breath just walking upstairs and then sometimes I'll be able to do a few hours of proper exercise like climbing out tennis. Is just so random.

do you know anything about stomach upsets with it? That's the thing none of my conditions have explained so far. I have near constant slight stomach ache that sometimes fairs up into proper upset, it seems random though.

I just feel like this explains all of my symptoms so much better than anything else. Maybe I'm just being a hypochondriac, but it just seems too close a fit to ignore.