"chronic fatigue syndrome" is what it was called before it was better understood. It is unfortunate and a bit weird that the author referred to the condition w

"chronic fatigue syndrome" is what it was called before it was better understood. It is unfortunate and a bit weird that the author referred to the condition with that phrase; doctors and patients are trying to deprecate the term, as it leads to the whole thing not being taken seriously. The preferred term is "myalgic encephalitis." My girlfriend has it. Roughly put, it's an ongoing brain chronic brain inflammation that leaves her incapacitated for roughly 17 hours a day. She's not "sleepy" or "lazy," she has a fever in her brain and it can't be cured and it's a horrid situation.