Advise him to contact a local support group for ME / CFS. also look at the various CFS/ME sites on the internet. There are no magic bullets. The younger he is and the earlier the dignosis the better chances there are for recovery.  Cognitive behaviour thereapy together with pacing are the keys for a stable individual. also a ...

Another possibility: I have had -,  ánd heard amazing results with the Nikken sleep-system: falling asleep more easily, no more tossing and turning, no more waking up in the middle of the night, no more sweats, waking up refreshed and bouncy etcetera. Even from people that hadn't had a good night sleep for ...

I too suffer from being very hot at night, though not sweating. It does indeed disturb one's sleep. I recommend The Chillow. It can be used in direct contact with the skin or put inside a pillow case. It will dissipate heat from the affected areas of the body. It can be used in cases of Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy. Hormone therapy, Hot flushes, ...

There are many reasons for broken sleep, so without taking a full case history it is difficult to be precise. It would be interesting to know if she usually wakes at approximately the same time as, according to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, the hours between 11pm - 1 am are associated with gallbladder function, 1 - 3 ...

I have a Deep Relaxation CD that has proven to  be wonderful at helping people get to sleep or get back to sleep after awakening. If your reader would like a complimentary copy of this CD, please let me know and I will stick one in the post. Hope this helps, Andrew 

A reader is desperate for some advice on how she can get a full night’s sleep: “I fall asleep easily but wake up a couple of hours later as I am so hot – not sweating just boiling hot.  The result is that I have broken sleep with only a few hours altogether.  I am 56 years old and this has been going ...