ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS crash, then a reduced dose and a herx-like cleanse feeling; still unclear
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I crashed as well but later reduced my dose
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A person posting in r/cfs crashed; they later reduced their dose and by the sixth day felt their body and brain were in a herx and kind of making a cleanse. They advised anyone starting to begin with a very low dose and said they would see how it went. Whether it helped was still unclear.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- nicotine patch · Not said
I crashed as well but later reduced my dose and now im on sixth day. I feel that my body and brain is in herx and kind of making a cleanse. We will see
In context ↗
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-18 | crashed after starting the nicotine patchI crashed as well but later reduced my dose and now im on sixth day.In context ↗ | Nicotine patches |
| 2024-05-18 | sixth day on a reduced nicotine patch dose, feeling herx-likenow im on sixth day. I feel that my body and brain is in herx and kind of making a cleanse.In context ↗ | Nicotine patches |
Adverse events
- Nicotine patches“I crashed as well but later reduced my dose and now im on sixth day.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Nicotine patches“I feel that my body and brain is in herx and kind of making a cleanse.” In context ↗ Herx / die-off reaction