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Advice You - ME/CFS And FM : Is It Time To Quit Your Job?
I'm writing this article because I would have appreciated someone warning me about unknowingly pushing myself into a severe relapse of PVFS (ME/CFS) a few years ago (when I was struggling to keep my full-time job).
Most working ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM) sufferers fac
Most working ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM) sufferers fac
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
e the same kind of problems at some point during their illness:
Should they continue work? Should they cut down? Or should they stop completely? And if they stop where will the money come from?
Unless you're on your way to full recovery, ME/CFS and FM and full-time jobs (especially demanding or s
Should they continue work? Should they cut down? Or should they stop completely? And if they stop where will the money come from?
Unless you're on your way to full recovery, ME/CFS and FM and full-time jobs (especially demanding or s
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
ressful ones) can be a recipe for disaster. So if you feel that you're 'running faster than your legs can carry you' (so to speak) then please LISTEN to your body.
Be VERY careful because you walk a VERY fine line when you push yourself as a ME/CFS or FM sufferer. It's all too easy to get worse, b
Be VERY careful because you walk a VERY fine line when you push yourself as a ME/CFS or FM sufferer. It's all too easy to get worse, b
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
t soooo difficult to get better.
I remember when I worked full-time and commuted into central London during my brief remission a few years ago. Three pitiful months was all I could manage! By the end of it I was on my knees and heading into a massive relapse that ended up being more severe than be
I remember when I worked full-time and commuted into central London during my brief remission a few years ago. Three pitiful months was all I could manage! By the end of it I was on my knees and heading into a massive relapse that ended up being more severe than be
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ore. And this time I was much worse... because this time...I became housebound.
But while I was working I tried my best to ignore the 'warning signals'. I kept thinking 'I'll be ok - everyone gets tired'.
But inside I knew - it was a different kind of *tired*. And it was not 'just' the unr
But while I was working I tried my best to ignore the 'warning signals'. I kept thinking 'I'll be ok - everyone gets tired'.
But inside I knew - it was a different kind of *tired*. And it was not 'just' the unr
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
lenting fatigue and exhaustion either. As you know, when you have ME/CFS or FM, you get a heap of other debilitating and uncomfortable symptoms too.
My advice to anyone suffering from ME/CFS or FM is to take a VERY serious look at how your health is going. What is your body telling (or sometimes s
My advice to anyone suffering from ME/CFS or FM is to take a VERY serious look at how your health is going. What is your body telling (or sometimes s
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
reaming at) you? If it feels like you're on a 'downward spiral' then maybe it's time to stop and take stock of the situation. How much can you cope with? How much longer do you think you'll last? Deep inside you know.
The decisions that we make - about how much our bodies can and cannot take, are
The decisions that we make - about how much our bodies can and cannot take, are
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
not to be taken lightly. Remember that ignoring the state of your health and just 'hoping for the best' is a decision in itself, and this decision to 'carry on regardless' can have very severe consequences.
And since it's often extremely difficult for sufferers to get better, the last thing you wa
And since it's often extremely difficult for sufferers to get better, the last thing you wa
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
t to do is to actively *worsen* your condition and make it even more difficult for yourself to recover. Worst case scenario - you could push yourself into a severe relapse where you can't work at all, so prevention is better here.
Having said that, I do know that we all need money to live on!
Goi
Having said that, I do know that we all need money to live on!
Goi
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
g part-time can be an option. But if you're not well enough to do that, then leaving work altogether (at least for a while) may be the only solution.
The very worst thing to do is to leave it to the very last minute - when you're so bad that you can't even get out of bed anymore. Believe me that c
The very worst thing to do is to leave it to the very last minute - when you're so bad that you can't even get out of bed anymore. Believe me that c
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
n happen.
You may be eligible for some state benefits. Try getting in touch with your national ME/CFS or FM Association - they should be able to give you some information about which state benefits you could apply for.
You could also try getting in touch with your local ME/CFS or FM group. If you
You may be eligible for some state benefits. Try getting in touch with your national ME/CFS or FM Association - they should be able to give you some information about which state benefits you could apply for.
You could also try getting in touch with your local ME/CFS or FM group. If you
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
ask at your local doctor's surgery, or if you type in your local area along with some keywords into Google or Yahoo on the internet) you may be able to locate them. If you have ME/CFS, just remember that your local support group might use the term 'CFIDS', 'M.E.', or 'Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome' i
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
stead of 'CFS'.
Your local support group should be able to tell you about state benefits, the contact details of your national ME/CFS or FM association, and maybe even about good local doctors who are understanding about your condition.
And of course, if you are unable to hold down any kind of jo
Your local support group should be able to tell you about state benefits, the contact details of your national ME/CFS or FM association, and maybe even about good local doctors who are understanding about your condition.
And of course, if you are unable to hold down any kind of jo
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
(but are well enough to do a couple of hours of work here and there), then I encourage you to consider working from home. I really believe that starting your own project from home can bring you happiness, accomplishment and independence - as well as financial stability. All YOU need to do is bring
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
motivation and perseverance to the table.
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As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
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Please don't take this article as my trying to discourage you from working a job - it is not my intention to scare you or to sound negative. In fact, if you are managing to successfully hold down a demanding job you have my full ad
------- SIDE NOTE -------
Please don't take this article as my trying to discourage you from working a job - it is not my intention to scare you or to sound negative. In fact, if you are managing to successfully hold down a demanding job you have my full ad
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
iration!
The point of this article is to act as 'a warning beacon' to those of you who ARE struggling and stumbling blindly on with your job, well aware that you're on a downward spiral with no sign of getting better.
If that sounds like you then please do be careful - and constantly listen to yo
The point of this article is to act as 'a warning beacon' to those of you who ARE struggling and stumbling blindly on with your job, well aware that you're on a downward spiral with no sign of getting better.
If that sounds like you then please do be careful - and constantly listen to yo
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
r body! Just remember that without your health you cannot be of much use to anyone ? even yourself - so take care of yourself first.
'Keep it real' so to speak...
Prevention is always best - and it's never truer than with CFS/FM.
To read more tips about how to manage and deal with your ME and Ch
'Keep it real' so to speak...
Prevention is always best - and it's never truer than with CFS/FM.
To read more tips about how to manage and deal with your ME and Ch
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
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