ME/CFS
Mild → no benefitIll for 12 years
ME/CFS with fatigue, vertigo and crashes after exercise; gym left them wrecked
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 12 years
- Last post
- Dec 2022
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
is it sensible to believe this could be caused by CFS?
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I've had on and off episodes where it feels nearly impossible to work or go to school FT.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I've really noticed these symptoms are getting worse the last few years.
In context ↗ - Began after: another virus
I caught a virus that lingered on and on.
In context ↗
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Summary
A 28-year-old who fell ill at 16 after a lingering virus, with fatigue that rest did not relieve, vertigo, monthly migraines, sore bruised-feeling muscles and crashes after exercise. They improved enough to function but felt their body never fully recovered, with on-and-off spells where full-time work or school was nearly impossible. A gym membership in October 2022 left them wrecked a month later, and they had not worked a full week that December.
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What they tried
Also tried
gym / working out· Much worseadjusted my eating· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- gym / working out · Much worse
I was excited to work out but noticed that I was feeling really weak and faint afterwards. ... my body, even a month later, still feels wrecked.
In context ↗ - adjusted my eating · Not said
I thought it might be a nutritional or blood sugar thing so I adjusted my eating and persisted on.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| age 15/16 | lingering virus, months of exhaustion and missed schoolI caught a virus that lingered on and on.In context ↗ | Mild |
| a few months later | improved enough to return to school and sportsEventually, things got better and I "fully recovered."In context ↗ | Mild |
| October 2022 | crashed after starting at the gymmy body, even a month later, still feels wreckedIn context ↗ | Mild |
| December 2022 | still exhausted, not managing full work weeksI haven't worked a full week in December because I'm just so tiredIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodHeadaches & migraineMuscle weaknessPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
my body seems to hate when I exercise
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I'll get 10+ hour sleeps and still wake up feeling groggy and not fresh
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I'm prone to vertigo spells and will get them when I'm run down and tired
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
my body feels sore and tight
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
Monthly migraines
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I've noticed that my body seems weaker and more prone to getting sick
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I've dealt with anxiety before
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