ME/CFS
Mild → relapsedIll 18 months before improving or writing
ME/CFS with brain fog and panic, some easing then worse again
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Sep 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
CFS or something else ... Training with CFS
- At worst: Mild
I couldn't survive without a 1-2 hour nap every single day ... I STOPPED DRIVING AND LIFTING UNTIL LATE JUNE.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I managed to push symptoms away somewhat when I stopped driving lessons and gym entirely, but I picked back up moderate training and driving after 3 months of none of that and it started getting worse
In context ↗ - Began after: glandular fever or EBV
I got Glandular Fever, Swallowing anything but ice cream was agonising
Summary
An 18-year-old powerlifter dated the illness to glandular fever in early 2025, followed by months of tiredness. By 2026 they had brain fog, short-term memory gaps, tingling and panic attacks, needed a daily 1-2 hour nap and their grades fell. Stopping driving and gym for three months eased symptoms somewhat, but resuming both in late June worsened things, and three driving lessons in a row brought the worst fatigue since.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- magnesium glycinate · No change
taking magnesium glycinate every night (400mg) I would feel at most "fine" in the morning and no improvement
In context ↗ - powerlifting and bodybuilding training · Worse
I picked back up moderate training and driving after 3 months of none of that and it started getting worse
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| February/March 2025 | Glandular fever; too ill to go outside, to school or play video gamesIncapable of going outside or to school or being able to play video games.In context ↗ |
| March - August 2025 | Left with general tiredness and fatigue after the infectionhad general tiredness and fatigue issuesIn context ↗ |
| December 2025 | Cognitive decline and brain fog noticed while at peak of powerlifting, driving and revisionAt this point I started noticing a decline in cognitive ability and also brain fog but thought nothing of itIn context ↗ |
| March 2026 | Burnout: daily 1-2 hour nap, grades dropped, stopped driving and liftingI couldn't survive without a 1-2 hour nap every single dayIn context ↗ |
| spring 2026 | Stopped driving lessons and gym entirely and symptoms eased somewhatI managed to push symptoms away somewhat when I stopped driving lessons and gym entirelyIn context ↗ |
| late June 2026 | Resumed moderate training and driving and started getting worseI picked back up moderate training and driving after 3 months of none of that and it started getting worseIn context ↗ |
| 2026-09-21 | Three driving lessons back to back and a failed test brought the most fatigue since; stopped trainingI have had possibly the most fatigue I have had since, and have therefore not trained since then.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogFlu-like symptomsNeuropathy & tinglingPost-exertional malaiseSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
It seems I get a fatigue surge for 1-2 days after these.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I started noticing a decline in cognitive ability and also brain fog but thought nothing of it
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I couldn't survive without a 1-2 hour nap every single day
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
putting on a coat would cause a very overwhelming tingling flush of heat that felt so foreign
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Big Cause for anxiety
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
I also had the standard flu esc symptoms alongside it
In context ↗