ME/CFS
Moderate → no benefitIll for 14 years
Lifelong exhaustion and brain fog in ME/CFS, no benefit from Vyvanse or antidepressants
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 14 years
- Last post
- Sep 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I feel like it’s CFS, I haven’t been diagnosed
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I barely have the energy to to the bare minimum things in a day
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Still just as tired.
In context ↗ - Began after: nothing they could name
ever since I was a child I’ve always been ridiculously tired
In context ↗
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Summary
Sequoia 60043, 26, has felt ridiculously tired since childhood no matter how much they sleep, with brain fog and unrefreshing sleep, and suspects CFS though undiagnosed. They take 20 mg of Vyvanse and have been put on and taken off a cocktail of antidepressants and other drugs with no benefit. They are in university, struggle to do basic daily tasks, and also have anxiety, depression, PTSD and BPD. No improvement is reported.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antidepressants · No change
my doctor assumed depression and prescribed me antidepressants ... I've been put on and taken off a cocktail of different drugs to no avail. Still just as tired.
In context ↗ - Vyvanse · Not said
I take 20 mg of Vyvanse as prescribed by my psychiatrist.
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| childhood | lifelong exhaustion began in childhoodever since I was a child I’ve always been ridiculously tiredIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-09-16 | still exhausted at university, no treatment has helpedI’m in university and I already feel so behind and overwhelmedIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
No matter how much sleep I get, I always feel exhausted
In context ↗ - Brain fog
my brain goes into energy preservation mode where my head is in the clouds
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I also have anxiety, depression, PTSD, and BPD
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