ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
ME/CFS cycle of rest, feeling normal, overdoing it and becoming ill again
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
www.reddit.com/r/cfs ... I have a run of a few days where I feel pretty normal and unbelievably I kinda forget I'm sick so I over do it and then I'm sick again
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
after resting days/weeks I have a run of a few days where I feel pretty normal and unbelievably I kinda forget I'm sick so I over do it and then I'm sick again
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
so I over do it and then I'm sick again. This happens frequently.
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Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
The person described ME/CFS as a frequent cycle: after days or weeks of rest they would have a few days of feeling pretty normal, forget they were ill, overdo it and become ill again. They said they were afraid that if they were suddenly healed they would forget how awful the illness can be.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- resting · Helped
Some times after resting days/weeks I have a run of a few days where I feel pretty normal
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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 of ME/CFS, details not givenI'm afraid if I was suddenly healed I would totally forget just how awful this illness can be.In context ↗ |
| — | crashed again after overdoing it on a good runI over do it and then I'm sick againIn context ↗ |
| 2024-05-17 | recurring cycle of a few near-normal days after resting, then ill againSome times after resting days/weeks I have a run of a few days where I feel pretty normalIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I over do it and then I'm sick again
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