ME/CFS with a brain that felt on fire, somewhat better on Pridgen protocol
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
for the CFS folks
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It helped me about 50 percent.
In context ↗
Summary
Alder 27439 said the Pridgen protocol had helped. After six months on it in April 2024 they felt a lot better, though not perfect, and their brain no longer felt as if it was on fire. By February 2025 they put the improvement at about 50 percent and were doing ganglion block therapy. They did not describe a full recovery, and no onset date or baseline function was given.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Pridgen protocol · Helped
I've been on the protocol for 6 months. I'm a lot better. Not perfect. It does take a while. ... You should see a notable difference around the 5th month.
In context ↗ - Ganglion block therapy · Not said
I'm doing the Ganglion block therapy now.
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Approaches: Antivirals
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | ME/CFS onset | |
| 2024-04-07 | felt a lot better on Pridgen protocol; brain no longer felt on fireI've been on the protocol for 6 months. I'm a lot better. Not perfect.In context ↗ | Famvir / famciclovir (Pridgen) |
| 2025-02-25 | about 50% improvement with Pridgen protocol; started ganglion block therapyIt helped me about 50 percent. I'm doing the Ganglion block therapy now.In context ↗ | Famvir / famciclovir (Pridgen) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
My brain no longer feels like it is on fire.
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