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Symptoms of me/cfs? the main symptoms 4 diagnosis? my rheumy, said it is poss along w/my fibro, but tx is same ssri celexa (citalopram)....any other tx 4 me?

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Rheumatologist: If you are seeing a rheumatologist my advice would be to take their advice. No better person to recognize and treat fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome than a good rheumatologist.

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Answered 2/18/2013

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