Pycnogeneol
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Sep 2012
Summary
Pycnogenol, taken as Swanson's pine bark extract at 100mg per day. Illness duration and severity are not stated in the post, though the poster had already seen immune-related improvements from other treatments. He reports a notable improvement right away that had lasted at least four months by the time of posting. No specific ME/CFS symptoms or degree of change are quantified beyond "notable improvement." No relapse or need to increase the dose is mentioned through the four-month mark covered in the post.
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