CFS brought a big adjustment struggle, now almost normal with NADH and cardio
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Mar 2012
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I was diagnosed with CFS a couple years ago.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
For exercise now I just do mainly cardio and maintaining exercises(lots of squats with no weights, it doesn't make me sore but allows me to keep my strength).
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
have helped to lead an almost normal life
In context ↗
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Summary
A Reddit user who had been extremely active was diagnosed with CFS about two years before posting in March 2012 and described a big struggle adjusting. Daily NADH, called the biggest help, significantly raised activity level and thinking clarity. Replacing soreness-inducing weightlifting with cardio and unweighted squats also helped; along with other measures mentioned by another user, these helped lead to an almost normal life.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- NADH · Helped a lot
taking this each day has SIGNIFICANTLY increased my activitly level, and the clarity of my thinking
In context ↗ - cardio and maintaining exercises(lots of squats with no weights) · Helped
it doesn't make me sore but allows me to keep my strength
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · Supplements
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| a couple years ago | diagnosed with CFS after being extremely active; struggled to adjustI was diagnosed with CFS a couple years ago. I was also extremely active before diagnosed and it has been a big struggle adjusting.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2012-03-28 | daily NADH plus dropping soreness-inducing weightlifting for cardio and unweighted squats; almost normal lifeThis on top of the other things mentioned by [username] have helped to lead an almost normal life.In context ↗ | Near normal | NAD+ boosters (NMN, nicotinamide riboside, NADH, ATP) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
It wasn't immediately but 2/3 days after I would life weights, it seemed like my body just wouldn't function unless I slept.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
SIGNIFICANTLY increased my activitly level, and the clarity of my thinking
In context ↗
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