Chronic fatigue and insane chronic pain with ME/CFS, somewhat better after acupuncture
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2020
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
my main issues were chronic fatigue and insane chronic pain
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I still have some fatigue but it’s not as bad as pre-acupuncture
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Orchid 51127 described chronic fatigue with “insane chronic pain” and dry eyes and mouth, diagnosed with early Sjögren’s syndrome from salivary-gland antibodies after many blood tests. Multiple rounds of acupuncture for back pain cleared the back pain, and their fatigue was less than before, though some remained. Lyrica did nothing and they avoided long-term Adderall. They were left untreated for Sjögren’s during lockdown.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- acupuncture · Helped a lot
Right before corona virus lockdown I went through multiple rounds of acupuncture for my back pain and it actually made it go away!
In context ↗ - Lyrica · No change
Lyrica didn’t do anything for me
In context ↗ - Adderall · Not said
I didn’t want to be on Adderall long term (for fatigue)
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies
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 |
|---|---|
| — | chronic fatigue and severe chronic pain; diagnosed with early Sjögren's syndromemy main issues were chronic fatigue and insane chronic painIn context ↗ |
| 2020-05-11 | fatigue less than before acupuncture; still some fatigueI still have some fatigue but it’s not as bad as pre-acupuncture.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
my main issues were chronic fatigue and insane chronic pain
In context ↗
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