Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and PNIS

Numerous studies with fatigue as a prominent feature have been described in the literature since time immemorial. Yet CFS continues to be relegated to the grab bag of vague and poorly understood syndromes that do not fit the traditional allopathic model of illness with specific etiology and pathogenesis. Despite our skepticism (and perhaps ignorance), this condition, with its uncertain etiology, chronic nature, and unproven therapies, very much remains a disabling illness that strikes thousands of Americans and carries a poor prognosis that worsens with age.