MECFS; Unraveled
Is it really "all in your head?" Let's take a look at the physiological processes that take place during MECFS.
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MECFS Symptoms
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Pathway # 1
- Repeated neurological exposure to a sub-stress-threshold stimuli (one that does not produce immediate problems), eventually leads to a persistent hypersensitivity to that stimuli.
- Over time, hypersensitivity to the nervous system develops and more triggers develop. In this case, the onset of MECFS is insidious and slow developing.
Pathway # 2
Pathway # 3
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A singular event that is WELL beyond the threshold for stress, (a virus, a physical or emotional trauma) can result in the nervous system going completely haywire.
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In this case, MECFS onset is sudden and hard-hitting.
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A combination of both patterns occur. Unrelenting exposure to lower-threshold stress for years, causes chronic activation of the central nervous system & hyper-arousal.
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The final triggering event, such as a virus, physical trauma, or severe emotional trauma, pushes the body beyond its allostatic load, and the nervous system loses homeostasis, resulting in MECFS.
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# 1
The Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic dominance is often common in MECFS, and the inability for the Parasympathetic branch to come “online” after a stressor perpetually exhausts the body. Hyper-arousability of the brain through limbic kindling, means that the stress response is also more also easily activated; eventually by almost nothing at all. The effects of an exaggerated stress response are far-reaching.
The CNS is involved in sensory processing.
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The HPA Axis
The Immune System Is In Charge of:
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Metabolism
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But that's not all...
There are more connections such as...
All of these systems are interconnected.
This is why MECFS recovery must be understood and approached as a homeostasis reset.