ME/CFS with anxiety keeping them from work or school, now somewhat better after moving out
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2026
In their words
- Now: Somewhat better
Yeah I was only able to start improving after I moved out of my parents house
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Summary
They described anxiety that at times kept them from work or school but never left them housebound, and said they only began to improve after moving out of their parents' house. They took sertraline, which caused sweating but no other side effects, and used the Visible app to rate symptoms and check heart rate. Length of illness was not stated.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- moved out of my parents house · Helped
I was only able to start improving after I moved out of my parents house
In context ↗ - one of the medications I tried · Worse
One of the medications I tried did give me very similar side effects to what you described but not as severe
In context ↗ - sertraline · Not said
the one im on now (sertraline) gives me no side effects at all except lots of sweating but thats manageable for me
In context ↗ - visible · Helped
honestly just the fundamentals of the app are incredibly useful for me
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Approaches: Mould avoidance
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | days unable to go to work or school because of anxietyI did have days where I was unable to go to work/school due to itIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2026-04-01 | began improving after moving out of parents' houseI was only able to start improving after I moved out of my parents houseIn context ↗ | Mild | Relocation and environmental change |
| 2026-04-25 | tracking symptoms and heart rate with the Visible appjust the fundamentals of the app are incredibly useful for meIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified), Sertraline (Zoloft)“One of the medications I tried did give me very similar side effects to what you described but not as severe” In context ↗ Side effects
- Sertraline (Zoloft)“the one im on now (sertraline) gives me no side effects at all except lots of sweating but thats manageable for me” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
My anxiety has never been so bad that I was home bound but I did have days where I was unable to go to work/school due to it.
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