ME/CFS
Mild → no benefitIll for 38 years
ME/CFS exhaustion: staying active and pushing through didn't help
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 38 years
- Last post
- Nov 2024
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I try to stay active but now I know pushing through the exhaustion isn't going to make it go away.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I try to stay active but now I know pushing through the exhaustion isn't going to make it go away.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Eagle 73410, aged 54, wrote that their doctor thought they had had ME/CFS since they were 16, about 38 years. They described trying to stay active but learning that pushing through the exhaustion would not make it go away, calling it a hard lesson.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- staying active · No change
I try to stay active but now I know pushing through the exhaustion isn't going to make it go away.
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| age 16 | ME/CFS onset, per their doctorshe thinks I've had it since I was 16, I'm 54 nowIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2024-11-12 | still awaiting specialist diagnosis; tries to stay activeI try to stay active but now I know pushing through the exhaustion isn't going to make it go awayIn context ↗ | Mild |