ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
Daily exhaustion and unrefreshing sleep with ME/CFS, unchanged
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Zoning-out is a very big part of my fatigue. ... I think the chronic depression and anxiety and other mental issues just sucks all of the life out of me to the point where I’m constantly fatigued.
- At worst: Mild
I’m incapable of doing the bare minimum requirements without lots of caffeine.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I have no choice but to drink lots of caffeine just so that I can do the bare minimum. ... I get plenty of sleep but I wake up every day feeling totally drained.
In context ↗ - Began after: nothing they could name
I’ve never once felt energised upon waking for as long as I can remember.
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Summary
A Reddit user described never feeling energised on waking for as long as they could remember, with unrefreshing sleep and daily exhaustion on waking. They relied on large amounts of caffeine to manage the bare minimum; without it they felt zoned out, depersonalised and unable to think or talk to people. They linked the fatigue partly to chronic depression and anxiety. Their state was unchanged across the two posts.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- caffeine · Helped
I have to drink lots of caffeine in the morning to be a semi functional human.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| for as long as I can remember | Chronic fatigue with unrefreshing sleep and caffeine dependenceI’ve never once felt energised upon waking for as long as I can remember.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-04-24 | Still needed lots of caffeine to do the bare minimumI have no choice but to drink lots of caffeine just so that I can do the bare minimum.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I get plenty of sleep but I wake up every day feeling totally drained.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I’m incapable of doing the bare minimum requirements without lots of caffeine. If I don’t I am completely zoned-out and detached from reality and basically incapable of thinking.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I think the chronic depression and anxiety and other mental issues just sucks all of the life out of me
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