ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
10+ hours of daytime sleep with ME/CFS, no overall improvement after energy drinks
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2021
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I'm just sick of feeling like I wanna sleep 10+ hours during the day when I work in the medical legal field.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I'm just sick of feeling like I wanna sleep 10+ hours during the day when I work in the medical legal field.
In context ↗
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Summary
Lagoon 25641 posted in r/cfs in February 2021 while working in the medical legal field, needing 10+ hours of daytime sleep and desperate to get through the day. A mostly caffeine energy drink gave them the shakes; a no-sugar, high-B-complex drink helped for a handful of hours before body aches and eye discomfort set in. Red Bull was the only drink they felt gave the intended benefit. No overall recovery was reported.
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What they tried
Also tried
energy drinks (B complex, Red Bull)· Helpedenergy drink that is mostly caffeine· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- energy drink that is mostly caffeine · Worse
I tried a different drink and realized with it being mostly caffeine ... it just gave me the shakes
In context ↗ - energy drinks (B complex, Red Bull) · Helped
I went back to another drink that I've drank before in the past and really like (no sugar, lots of b complex) I felt good for maybe a handful of hours
In context ↗
Adverse events
- “it just gave me the shakes.” In context ↗ Side effects
- “now my body aches and I feel like I need a coldpress for my eyes.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I'm just sick of feeling like I wanna sleep 10+ hours during the day
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
now my body aches
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