Devastating symptoms

The debilitating and often disabling symptoms of ME include unrelenting exhaustion, sensory sensitivity, cognitive impairments, and muscle and joint pain. An exacerbation of all symptoms can follow even trivial amounts of physical or cognitive exertion.

ME leaves 25% of patients housebound or bedbound. For moderate to severe patients, living with ME is like living with late-stage cancer, advanced stage AIDS, or congestive heart failure for decades.