ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS with no overall change; diet was horrid, IBS pain med helps a little
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I tried this diet before I got diagnosed
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Summary
A Reddit user in ME/CFS forums, diagnosed at some point, described treatments rather than recovery. They tried a diet before diagnosis and called it horrid: keto flu, constant cooking and no joy. They take 10 mg daily for IBS pain, which helps a little but higher doses leave them feeling like a zombie, and Slynd progesterone, planning continuous active pills. No overall change in their ME/CFS was reported.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- keto diet · Worse
Apart from the horrendous keto flu when I first started ... It was horrid and I felt horrid. A hard no.
In context ↗ - amitriptyline · Helped
I take 10mg per day for IBS pain. It helps a little.
In context ↗ - Slynd · Not said
Yeh I am taking Slynd which is just progesterone. Plus I'm soon going to trial not taking the placebo pills and just continuously taking the active pills to see if that helps too.
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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 |
|---|---|
| onset | ME/CFS onset, before diagnosisbefore I got diagnosedIn context ↗ |
| 2026-04-08 | still taking amitriptyline for IBS pain and Slynd progesterone; no overall change reportedI am taking Slynd which is just progesteroneIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Keto and low-carb diets“Apart from the horrendous keto flu when I first started” In context ↗ Side effects
- Amitriptyline (Elavil)“Any higher doses than that and I feel like even more of a zombie.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
I take 10mg per day for IBS pain
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