unusual symptoms in a CFS patient

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Dear All,I would like to pick your brains for this case, as I have not come

across such symptoms before.The patient is female, 60, has been diagnosed with

CFS after extensive tests, about 3 years ago. Her symptoms, apart from usual

tiredness, fatigue, muscle pain, disrupted sleep and digestive problems, include

a shaking sensation, which the patient describes as " jittering " , or " washing

machine vibrations " that she experiences inside her body: the head, the tongue,

the chest. There is no observable tremor, but the sensation is very distressing,

especially at night when it wakes her up. She had CFS previously about 20 years

ago, but that improved with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. The latest episode

has started  with labyrinthitis (no symptoms of a cold at the time). Autoimmune

disorders have been excluded by the investigations and the only abnormal blood

readings are very slightly raised cortisol and fasting glucose (6.3). The

peculiar thing is that

apparently her brother and her niece have had the same symptoms, which have

improved with self treatment. She also feels very thirsty all the time but DM

has been excluded.I have treated many people with CFS and fibromyalgia but this

case really puzzles me, and so far I have not managed to make any difference to

this jittering sensation (I have been treating her for 6 weeks only, at least

her digestion is better now). I would be very grateful for your comments and

ideas. Thanks in advance