I had already considered that... as well as MS and ALS... because the symptoms are similar. This is part of what led me to the information about Gulf War Syndrome since there is mention of the parallel symptoms between those as well. The problem with all the different diagnostic labels is the implication that all these conditions are very distinct and it becomes quite easy to miss the forest for the trees when viewing the various symptoms as signs of multiple disease processes... when in fact they are not separate... but part of a whole picture. The key to all of this is in found in the stress response... and an understanding of both the endocrine system and the brain. I am putting some information together that I will be posting on my forum... and you'll be able to clearly see the connections. Stay tuned...