ME/CFS
Outcome unclearNeeds ongoing treatment
ME/CFS crashes from overusing legs; creatine to manage them, still tired
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I always crash when I overuse my legs.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I get tired, but it keeps me out of bed.
In context ↗
Summary
A person with ME/CFS described crashing whenever they overused their legs. They said creatine 5 mg every day really helped get them out of a crash and kept them out of bed, though they still got tired. They called something they tried not worth it because it made them more tired. They described creatine as helping them manage crashes.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- fresh fruit · Helped
Try fresh fruit and creatine. Really helps get me out of a crash.
In context ↗ - Creatine · Helped
Creatine. I get tired, but it keeps me out of bed. 5 mg every day.
In context ↗ - Mirtazapine · Worse
Not worth it from my experience. Made me more tired.
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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ME/CFS onsetI always crash when I overuse my legs.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| — | in bed without creatineit keeps me out of bed.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2025-03-14 | creatine helped get out of a crashReally helps get me out of a crash.In context ↗ | Moderate | Creatine |
| 2025-04-11 | mirtazapine made them more tiredMade me more tired.In context ↗ | Moderate | Mirtazapine (Remeron) |
| 2025-04-11 | out of bed on creatine but still tiredI get tired, but it keeps me out of bed.In context ↗ | Moderate | Creatine |
Adverse events
- Creatine“Creatine. I get tired, but it keeps me out of bed.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Mirtazapine (Remeron)“Not worth it from my experience. Made me more tired.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I always crash when I overuse my legs.
In context ↗