ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
Full-time work with ME/CFS left them drained, resting all weekend and unable to socialise
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2018
In their words
- At worst: Mild
Currently I am able to work a full-time job ... I come home and get in my pajamas and spend the weekend resting
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I find myself increasingly unable to do things like socialize, take my dogs to the park, go out to dinner with my boyfriend
In context ↗
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user on r/cfs who in 2018 still worked full time but said it drained all their energy, leaving them resting all weekend and unable to socialise or walk their dogs. Chronic sore throat and congestion had them planning to see an ENT specialist. They had ulcerative colitis diagnosed about six years earlier, and after a difficult withdrawal from antidepressants two years before, they refused to go back on them.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- antidepressants (Lexapro) · Not said
I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and was on antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications for a period due to the stress and anxiety related to that
In context ↗ - anti-anxiety medications · Not said
was on antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications for a period due to the stress and anxiety related to that
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Adverse events
- Escitalopram (Lexapro)“weaning off Lexapro was HELL ... I was on them about 8 years ago and had a horrific time weaning off” Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
it drains me of all energy to the point where I come home and get in my pajamas and spend the weekend resting
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
chronic sore throat, chronic congestion
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
was on antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications for a period due to the stress and anxiety related to that
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