Worsening sleep and up to 27-hour sleeps with ME/CFS, no benefit from Zoloft
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 8 months
- Last post
- Apr 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
It makes me happy seeing that you’re a personal trainer and still exercise even with CFS
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
i get tired after 8 hours of being outside and need to take a 10-20 hour sleep to recharge
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
since my symptoms have started and been getting significantly worse within the last 6 months
In context ↗ - Began after: nothing they could name
i’ve been suffering really bad with my sleep for like 8 months now and it keeps getting significantly worse
In context ↗
Summary
They reported about eight months of worsening sleep, with alternating insomnia and sleeps of up to 27 hours, and said Zoloft was increased without helping. Heavy weightlifting, a roughly two-year routine, brought cold sweats and sudden fatigue after 15 minutes and left them tired and brain foggy for the rest of the day. Their symptoms had been getting significantly worse over six months, and they planned to shorten workouts.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- weightlifting · Worse
i’ve been weightlifting heavy for roughly 2 years ... every time i’m 15 mins into my workout i start experiencing cold sweats and sudden fatigue
In context ↗ - zoloft · No change
I was given zoloft from my doctors ... stop just increasing my anti-depressant dosage as that doesn't really help lol
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. The chart starts 8 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| about 8 months before April 2025 | sleep problems began and worsenedi’ve been suffering really bad with my sleep for like 8 months now and it keeps getting significantly worseIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-04-06 | insomnia and a 27-hour sleepjust yesterday i slept 27 hoursIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-04-11 | workouts leave them tired and brain foggy; planned shorter workoutsthey do often leave me completely tired and brain foggy for the rest of the dayIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I have really bad cases of insomnia and oversleeping
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
i’m very sure that i have depression
In context ↗ - Brain fog
they do often leave me completely tired and brain foggy for the rest of the day
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
i start experiencing cold sweats
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