how did you get out of "bedridden level" ??(even if you are still sick)
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Very severe (bedbound, unable to do basic care)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- May 2015
Summary
Reports going from bedridden to walking a mile and a half the next day after starting Florinef, Midodrine and a beta-blocker for orthostatic symptoms. Frames it as trial-and-error ("the trick is to try things") with no dose, duration or durability detail given.
What they credit
Credits POTS medication, Beta-blockers, Fludrocortisone / Florinef, Midodrine.
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