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Epstein Barr titers?

   I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia almost 3 years ago after a nasty bout of Epstein Barr.

  Prior to this, I was very healthy and very active- I was running 4 miles a day. This all hit me and I haven't been the same person since.

  Does anyone else here have a chronic high Epstein Barr count in their blood work???

  The only things that have shown up as far as blood work goes, was a few positive ANA's and an Epstein titer of over 3000 consistenly for 3 years.

  Right now I am 8 months pregnant and have actually felt a bit better since being pregnant- but I hear that I may possibly have a serious flare after baby arrives.

  Just curious if anyone else noticed their symptons after Mono or Epstein barr.
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You may want to read "Need Help" post by Fallout who was also writing about EBV.  Mono can trigger CFS.  It can also be high with CFS on it's own (with out mono) because CFS reducing your immune function so it flares.  Even though it's not the cause of CFS, if you can find ways that get the count down it does improve symptoms.  Ways are any of the regular and alternative ideas for treating CFS or improving body health that might work on your body.

Not unusual for CFS to abate during pregnancy and come back afterward.  Sometimes starts with pregnancy, sometimes ends with it.  Can you plan for some extra help afterward?  Sorry to hear that you haven't been the same person - that's the unfortunate part of CFS.  
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I have CFS and also have a very high EBV titer and a positive ANA (1:640 - speckled)

I did hear that pregnancy would help your symptoms, but you definitely could have some immune issues after the baby arrives... that is very true. I will see if I can find any information that may be of help to you about this from an expert on CFS & Fibro.

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