Dr. Aimee (Amy) Nefcy

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The Neurotransmitters: Clinical Neurology Education · Beyond Tired: Understanding ME/CFS · 20 Dec 2025 podcast

you know, and it was considered to be psychosomatic.

When I did my training back in the early aughts where, you know, it was felt to be due to a dysregulated pain sensation, you know, that was when you did like the 18 touch points to see if there was sensitivity.

And those patients, whenever I had seen them in the ER or in the urgent care, they were always very

They were annoying, to be honest.

You know, back then, I didn't have any sympathy for them because we treated them like they were drug-seeking, you know.

And when she said fibromyalgia, my instant reaction was rejection.

You know, no, I don't have a psychiatric disease.

What I have is real.

There's something going on with me.

And then the next response was, that doesn't make any sense.

I don't have pain.

I just have fatigue.

You know, I'm just tired all the time.

I don't have any energy.

And by that point, it was all still mostly a mental fatigue.

And she looked at me very kindly and explained all the reasons why she thought it was fibromyalgia, the association with IBS and the symptoms I described.

And I said, don't you think it's possible that I have chronic fatigue syndrome instead?

Yeah.

I think that makes more sense as a diagnosis.

And she didn't really answer me, but kind of doubled down on the fibromyalgia.

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