ME/CFS
Moderate → no benefit
ME/CFS with cooking limited to one meal a day; no change from AstraZeneca doses or fasting
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
the vaccine has made no difference to my CFS.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I am only capable of cooking one meal a day at best. At worst delivery meals.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Zero positive results.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user in the UK with CFS who reported that the first AstraZeneca dose caused only mild side effects the first night, and neither dose changed their CFS. They said they could cook only one meal a day at best, relying on delivery meals otherwise, and had effectively been intermittent fasting for years without benefit. A pump mattress they tried was noisy and very uncomfortable. No improvement in their condition is described.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- intermittent fasting · No change
I guess I've been involuntarily intermittent fasting for years... Zero positive results.
In context ↗ - astra-zeneca · No change
I can honestly report that the vaccine has made no difference to my CFS.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-19 | cooking one meal a day at best, delivery meals otherwiseI am only capable of cooking one meal a day at best. At worst delivery meals.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2026-08-01 | tried a pump mattress; too noisy and uncomfortableThe sound of the pump drove me nuts. It was also horrendously uncomfortable.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“First night after the first dose, I woke up with some mild side effects. Nothing worse than regular CFS symptoms.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Light & noise sensitivity
if you have noise sensitivity do not get one of these. The sound of the pump drove me nuts.
In context ↗