ME/CFS fatigue, now much more energy with magnesium glycinate and L-theanine
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
As I read this I was reading exactly my life struggles
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I have so much energy like when I was younger.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in a chronic fatigue forum said a post was exactly their own life struggles. A few months after starting magnesium glycinate and L-theanine they reported much more energy, getting about five hours of sleep while holding down two jobs. No onset date, illness duration or dose was given.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Magnesium Glycinate · Helped a lot
a few months back I too started taking Magnesium Glycinate and l-theanine. I get about 5 hours of sleep and 2 jobs. I have so much energy like when I was younger.
In context ↗
Approaches: Amino acids and carnitine · Supplements
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | chronic fatigue with constant tiredness and need for restI was reading exactly my life strugglesIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2026-03-15 | much more energy, sleeping about five hours, working two jobsI get about 5 hours of sleep and 2 jobs. I have so much energy like when I was younger.In context ↗ | Near normal | Magnesium |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I was reading exactly my life struggles
In context ↗
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