Living Well with ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) & Post Covid19 Syndrome.

The Somerset Fatigue Service helps people learn how to live with and manage their fatigue. They work with people who have a diagnosis of ME/CFS or Post-COVID-19 Syndrome.

To get support, you will need your GP to refer you. They will need to do some tests to make sure nothing else is causing your symptoms 

Your first appointment will last about one hour. It will usually take place via video call unless you have asked for a different method. We will send you a link to your appointment before it takes place.

ME/CFS is a complex and chronic medical condition that affects multiple body systems. It most often develops after an acute viral or bacterial infection from which people seem unable to fully recover. Symptoms include flu-like malaise, sleep difficulties, brain fog, and profound fatigue unlike normal tiredness. People may also experience chronic pain, headaches, nausea, digestive problems, and sensitivity to light, sound and other stimuli. ME/CFS is different for everyone. It can range from a milder illness to a severely disabling one that leaves some people housebound or bedbound.

Post COVID-19 Syndrome is when someone still feels unwell after having COVID-19. The symptoms do not go away after the first illness. If these symptoms last for more than 12 weeks, you are likely to have Post-COVID 19; it is often called Long COVID. In some people, it results from organ damage caused by the initial COVID-19 infection, and in others, it more closely mimics the features seen in ME/CFS.