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Send my your list of things you have tried that didn't help you and I'll add it. Comments are from the contributor -  not my experience unless marked as such. Remember, though. Since CFS is not really one disease, what doesn't work for one person may work for someone else.

Acyclovir

Ambien (for sleep) Had some weird experiences with this. Didn't help CFS

Baclofen (no effect with 10 mg)

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)

DHEA (made me have heart palpations: bad stuff for me)

ENADH (NADH) (no effect)

Gabapentin (Neurontin) (no effect up to 600 mg per day)

Graded exercise therapy (GET)

Hydrocortisone

Naphazoline HCI (no effect)

Prozac (no effect)

Sinequan (Doxepin) for sleep. (made me drowsy in morning)

Sonata 5mg. (didn't make me sleep any better)

Testosterone Injections (no effect)

Vitamin B Injections (no effect)

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

11/14/2002

By Elda Hauschildt

Researchers in the United Kingdom say that both melatonin and bright-light phototherapy appear ineffective in treating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).