ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS and depression: waiting to die in the dark; one antidepressant helped sleep, not ME/CFS
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2018
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I take anti-depressants, and have CFS.
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Summary
A Reddit user with CFS and depression tried about seven antidepressants before finding one that helped. It restored full nights of sleep after three restless hours a night and gave them their personality back, but they said it did not help their CFS, and they remained sad every day. At their worst, depression left them lying in the dark drinking vodka waiting to die.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- anti-depressants (AD) · Helped
AD fixed my turn for alcohol to alleviate symptoms. They gave me personality back
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Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“Some, even too high doses made me feel like a drone.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I went from sleeping 3 hours every restless night, to actual full a nights rest. Every night.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I'm still sad everyday.
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