ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS mental exhaustion, nodding off at desk despite sleep; midday nap helps
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2014
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
recently unofficially diagnosed CFS
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Around lunchtime I begin to nod off at my desk. Not through boredom, or hunger, but through sheer exhaustion.
In context ↗
Summary
Hare 88053 was recently, unofficially diagnosed with CFS, with mental exhaustion that has them nodding off at their desk by lunchtime despite sleeping. Depression medications given for an earlier depression diagnosis left them zombie-like and awake for hours at night, and they stopped them. A one-hour midday power nap now gives enough energy to finish work and rest in the evening; they still work.
Ask Miruvor AI
What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- different medications · Worse
I was batted between different medications that made me feel like a zombie and like nothing mattered anymore ... watching the ceiling for 7 hours every night
In context ↗ - power nap · Helped
I personally find that I do benefit from a power nap around midday
In context ↗ - walk · Not said
I try to go for a walk when mine starts kicking it
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | CFS with mental exhaustion; nodding off at desk by lunchtimerecently unofficially diagnosed CFS ... Around lunchtime I begin to nod off at my deskIn context ↗ | Mild |
| — | on antidepressants: zombie-like, awake watching the ceiling for hoursmedications that made me feel like a zombie and like nothing mattered anymore, as well as watching the ceiling for 7 hours every nightIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2014-08-12 | off meds; one-hour midday power nap lets them finish work and sleep at nightI personally find that I do benefit from a power nap around midday ... I find this gives me enough energy to complete work and then rest for the evening.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“made me feel like a zombie and like nothing mattered anymore ... having out-of-body experiences” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“watching the ceiling for 7 hours every night” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
watching the ceiling for 7 hours every night
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I was diagnosed with depression when my GP heard the key words 'low mood, tired, unable to face the day'.
In context ↗