ME/CFS while working, improved in mountains then worse after move; later 5-HTP
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2020
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
the powerlessness that comes with cfs
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I'm really good at my job but it just keeps getting harder and harder to keep up and once again as I have before I'll be forced to leave
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I moved to the mountains for a year and during that time I got considerably better. Unfortunately I had to move back to where I was before and now it just feels like it's worse than before I left.
In context ↗
Summary
Reddit user with CFS who was working but finding it harder to keep up, and expected to have to leave the job. They had bad experiences with cymbalta and lyrica and good success with provigil, and used kratom instead of pain medication. A year living in the mountains brought considerable improvement, but moving back left them worse than before; they later restarted 5-HTP, which they found amazing.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- cymbalta · Worse
I had horrible experiences with cymbalta and lyrica.
In context ↗ - provigil · Helped
I have had pretty good success with the provigil though.
In context ↗ - Kratom · Not said
I use Kratom now instead of pain medication but I'm worried about long term effects and dependency.
In context ↗ - moving to the mountains · Helped
Interestingly I moved to the mountains for a year and during that time I got considerably better.
In context ↗ - 5-htp · Helped a lot
I just started back taking 5-htp and had forgotten how amazing it was.
In context ↗
Approaches: Mould avoidance · Supplements
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-06 | working but struggling to keep up; expecting to have to leave the jobI'm really good at my job but it just keeps getting harder and harder to keep upIn context ↗ | |
| 2020-06-20 | lived in the mountains for a year and got considerably betterI moved to the mountains for a year and during that time I got considerably betterIn context ↗ | Relocation and environmental change |
| 2020-06-20 | moved back to where they were before and felt worse than before leavingnow it just feels like it's worse than before I leftIn context ↗ | |
| 2020-07-21 | restarted 5-HTPI just started back taking 5-htp and had forgotten how amazing it wasIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Duloxetine (Cymbalta)“I had horrible experiences with cymbalta and lyrica.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Duloxetine (Cymbalta), Pregabalin (Lyrica)“I had horrible experiences with cymbalta and lyrica.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
I use Kratom now instead of pain medication
In context ↗
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