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244 people credit thyroid hormones as one reason they got better overall (143 with ME/CFS, 97 with long COVID, 4 (few people) not stated).

Everyone · 967 people

All 967 who tried one of its treatments

How it went for everyone who tried one of its treatments

Helped means they said it helped with what they took it for, which may be one symptom and not the illness. Each person counts once: someone who tried several of these treatments is split equally across those they said how it went for.

67%
helped
458 of 680
21%
no change
139 of 680
12%
got worse
83 of 680

Shares are out of the 680 people who said how it went for at least one of them, each counted once, the parts rounded to whole people. 287 more tried one or credit the approach without saying how it went.

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How it wentPeopleShare
Helped a lot8412%
Helped37455%
No change13921%
Worse7411%
Much worse91%

Everyone · 244 people

244 who credit it

Among the 244 who credit it with their improvement, here’s how they are now

Credit it means they say it’s one reason they got better.

20%
recovered or near normal
50 of 244
68%
much or somewhat better
165 of 244
12%
relapsed
29 of 244

Where each person was at the end of their story, or in their latest post that says how they are, compared with their worst point.

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Outcome describedPeopleShare
Recovered208%
Near normal3012%
Much better8033%
Somewhat better8535%
Relapsed2912%

Did it last?

  • 16 of 244 said the benefit of a treatment in this approach wore off (9 of them among the 29 who relapsed).
  • 148 of 244 say they still need to keep doing something (not always one in this approach) to stay well.

Read from what people wrote, and the more someone wrote, the more likely they are to mention it. Some people stop posting before saying, so the real number may be higher.

244 who credit it

By how ill people were

Only the 244 who credit this approach, so people it didn’t help or made worse aren’t here. How they are now is their outcome overall.

Severity at worstHow they are nownRecovered or near normal
Mild5321%
Moderate5420%
Severe8421%
Very severe1118%
Not stated4219%
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At worstOutcomePeopleShare
MildRecovered5 of 5310%
MildNear normal6 of 5311%
MildMuch better12 of 5323%
MildSomewhat better24 of 5345%
MildRelapsed6 of 5311%
ModerateRecovered1 of 542%
ModerateNear normal10 of 5418%
ModerateMuch better19 of 5435%
ModerateSomewhat better16 of 5430%
ModerateRelapsed8 of 5415%
SevereRecovered9 of 8411%
SevereNear normal9 of 8410%
SevereMuch better36 of 8443%
SevereSomewhat better20 of 8424%
SevereRelapsed10 of 8412%
Very severeRecovered2 of 1118%
Very severeMuch better5 of 1146%
Very severeRelapsed4 of 1136%
Not statedRecovered3 of 427%
Not statedNear normal5 of 4212%
Not statedMuch better8 of 4219%
Not statedSomewhat better25 of 4260%
Not statedRelapsed1 of 422%

Treatments in this approach

Bar: how it went for everyone on the site who tried it and said so. Recovered and Faded: of the people here who credit it.

The bar (How it went) and the line under each name are among everyone on the site who tried it and said how it went, the same numbers as on each treatment’s own page. Recovered and Faded are among the people here who credit it. Grey numbers rest on fewer than 10 people; a faded share in red is a third or more.

Everyone · 244 people

20 of the 244 people

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  • ME/CFS at rock bottom, now much better but still often in bed with pacing

    Much better Cedar 14930 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 38 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Cedar 14930 has had ME/CFS for over 30 years, with a sudden flu-like onset, and deteriorated until hitting rock bottom around 11 years before 2020; since then they have improved but remain far from well, often spending 16–23 hours a day in bed and unable to…

  • Near-total loss of function with ME/CFS; a year of remission, then relapse

    Relapsed Tern 99783 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 26 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Fell ill around 2000 with a cold-like illness; severe hypokalaemia later caused paralysis and hospital care. Years of moderate CFS deteriorated into constant shivering and near-total loss of function until levothyroxine stopped it. A combined diet, thyroid,…

  • Long COVID: unable to work for months, now somewhat better after antihistamines and LDN

    Somewhat better Crane 23855 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 9 months before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    After covid in March 2024, they developed long covid with EBV reactivation, histamine intolerance, dizziness and sensory overload, and could not work for months. Antihistamines with a low-histamine diet helped mood and sleep; LDN helped, and acupuncture…

  • Nearly bedbound and housebound with ME/CFS, now much better after T4/T3 and diet changes

    Much better Quail 70138 ME/CFS Severe at worst reddit.com Oct 2026

    Quail 70138 had CFS and hypothyroidism and was nearly bedbound/housebound before a decade-long improvement to moderate-mild. Treating subclinical hypothyroidism with T4/T3, plus diet changes, hydrocortisone, amino acids and PQQ with ubiquinol, helped: she…

  • Five-month ME/CFS crash with light and sound intolerance, now much better with pacing

    Much better Starling 51931 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 2.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    She fell ill with COVID-19 in April 2022 and developed long COVID, ME/CFS and orthostatic tachycardia. After worsening overall in the first year and a half, she had a five-month crash in early 2024 when she could barely do things and could not tolerate light…

  • Bedridden with ME/CFS for a year, now somewhat better but still unwell

    Somewhat better Plover 90634 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 18.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    ME/CFS began in August 2003, in her early forties, probably from a virus plus inborn myopathy; she was bedridden and using a wheelchair for about a year, then improved over years to walking about a mile a day with help, though unable to hold a job. She later…

  • Housebound with ME/CFS, somewhat better after testosterone gel

    Somewhat better Ocean 17929 ME/CFS Moderate at worstIll 2 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    A trans man ill with ME/CFS and POTS since about December 2019, he was housebound and mostly sitting up in bed before testosterone gel in February 2022 lifted his energy within a week. Ketotifen and celecoxib also raised his crash threshold. After a…

  • ME/CFS over 20 years, bedbound, thyroid and Lyme treatment helped before relapse

    Relapsed Beech 48817 ME/CFS Very severe at worstIll 22 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    They had ME/CFS for over 20 years, sleeping 30 minutes a night for over a decade. Thyroid and adrenal treatment improved sleep and many symptoms, and Lyme and bartonella treatment helped their function for many years. Later ADHD medication worsened them, a…

  • Daily fatigue and PEM with ME/CFS, somewhat better with Prozac and less work stress

    Somewhat better Stream 75770 ME/CFS Mild at worstIll 5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Stream 75770 developed mild long COVID after a suspected infection in March 2020 and was close to normal by mid-2021. Moderna shots brought back daily fatigue, PEM, joint and nerve pain, worse than the first bout. Later they tried Prozac, cut out caffeine…

  • ME/CFS for over 16 years, now recovered after tai chi and cold-water swimming

    Recovered Nightjar 85524 ME/CFS Mild at worstIll 17 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Nightjar 85524 had ME/CFS for over 16 years by 2022, working part time much of that time. Pacing, a smartwatch and NADH brought slow gains, while a second Pfizer dose caused a severe crash that took about eight months to recover from. Tai chi and carefully…

  • Severe ME/CFS, now somewhat better with cyclobenzaprine and electrolytes

    Somewhat better Crocus 75089 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 8.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    A Michigan mother with ME/CFS and fibromyalgia, ill for several years, kept a sedentary full-time job but otherwise mostly rested or slept. She credited a mix of medications, especially the muscle relaxer cyclobenzaprine, and daily electrolytes with small…

  • Couchbound with long COVID then housebound, now recovered after nervous-system training

    Recovered Cove 48309 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 3 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Cove 48309 got long COVID in 2022 and was couchbound with PEM, severe cognitive dysfunction, palpitations and MCAS, then housebound for the rest of the two and a half years. Pacing, LDN, ketotifen, NAC and a birth-control switch made them more functional but…

  • Long COVID chest pressure and labored breathing, much better with low-carb diet and LDN

    Much better Beech 67764 Long COVID Mild at worstIll 4 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Developed long COVID in December 2022 with chest pressure, labored breathing and tachycardia triggered by carbohydrates, but no fatigue, brain fog or PEM. A low-carb diet and Larazotide eased symptoms, the diet leaving them at about 90%. Pneumonia in…

  • ME/CFS and no social life, much better with hyperbaric oxygen and B12

    Much better Lagoon 34908 ME/CFS Mild at worst reddit.com Oct 2026

    Lagoon 34908 had mild ME/CFS before an April 2020 COVID infection that wrecked them; an untested flu or other infection, mono, Lyme and mould exposure also contributed. While still working, they improved from poor work performance and no social life to good…

  • Long COVID brain fog and fatigue, much better after antihistamines and low-histamine diet

    Much better Trail 96997 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 3 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    They got long COVID from a 2022 COVID infection, with migraine, brain fog, aphasia, body pain and fatigue that kept them in bed for days. Over three years they improved by treating histamine intolerance with antihistamines and a low-histamine AIP diet,…

  • Very severe long COVID, unable to eat normal food, now much better with thyroid treatment

    Much better Stream 93767 Long COVID Very severe at worstIll 6 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Stream 93767 has had long COVID since very early in the pandemic, with POTS, MCAS and SIBO, and was very severe in the winter of 2025, unable to eat normal food or get to the bathroom. IVIG lifted them out of that state, and thyroid treatment for Hashimoto's…

  • Mild-to-moderate ME/CFS with PEM crashes, now trending toward mild with LDN and pacing

    Much better Alder 76546 ME/CFS Moderate at worstIll 3 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    She was 41, later 42, when ME/CFS or long COVID followed a mild COVID infection about three years earlier; she described being mild-to-moderate, working very part time and not going out much, with PEM crashes. Low-dose naltrexone, compounded and not covered…

  • ME/CFS for two decades with a bedbound crash, now vastly improved on nicotine patches

    Much better Flint 64064 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 20 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    They were unwell for about two decades with ME/CFS, including a months-long bedbound crash. Nicotine patches brought marked improvement over months, and rapamycin caused initial worsening followed by a few weeks of large gains before a virus led to a…

  • Severe ME/CFS, now milder end of moderate after pacing

    Much better Creek 98736 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 2.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Creek 98736 fell ill overnight in January 2021 and was severe to very severe for about two and a half years, sleeping 21 hours a day and unable to write or speak at times. Around her May 2023 ME diagnosis she began pacing and stopped antidepressants that had…

  • ME/CFS crashes on exertion, in bed much of day, now much better with rest and pacing

    Much better Cove 32044 ME/CFS Moderate at worstIll 7 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Cove 32044 dates her assumed ME/CFS to an unspecified illness in 2019 during college, after years of unexplained fatigue since her teens. She crashed after classes, shopping and any exertion, in bed much of the day. Seven years of constant rest and pacing,…

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