Tenofovir (Viread) / Raltegravir (Isentress) Cures ME/CFS Patient Sick for 20 Yrs + Tenofovir Poll
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 20 years
- Published
- Oct 2017
Summary
Took tenofovir and raltegravir continuously for four years for ME/CFS that began after a measles/rubella/polio booster as a teenager, with extensive testing having ruled out Lyme disease. Quoted directly as saying "After 20 years of ME I am now cured. My 4th year on antiretrovirals viread and raltegravir." Jesse2233, relaying the anecdote from LymeNet, flags it as a single anecdotal report and notes it "took 4 years for the full result to manifest, indicating a potential coincidence with spontaneous remission," and that the patient still requires ongoing medication rather than having stopped treatment.
What they credit
Credits Antibiotics, Antivirals, Time / spontaneous, Lyme / co-infection protocols, Tenofovir / antiretrovirals, Time and spontaneous remission.
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