ME/CFS after glandular fever, back to full-time work then relapsed and housebound
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 11 years
- Last post
- Jun 2018
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
severe anxiety on top of cfs symptoms
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I spent all summer in bed and never really recovered.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
Had a good few years where I worked full time and seemed to bounce back with CBT and antidepressants but in October last year I had a nervous breakdown and everything came back again.
In context ↗ - Began after: glandular fever or EBV
Got glandular fever (mono) in 2007 at the end of my first year of college.
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Summary
Trail 87487 developed ME/CFS after glandular fever in 2007, spent that summer in bed and had to drop out of college the next year with severe anxiety. After a few years of full-time work following CBT and antidepressants, a nervous breakdown in October 2017 brought the fatigue and anxiety back. By 2018 they were housebound, unable to leave home, had lost their job and home, and were waiting for disability payments.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- CBT · Helped
Had a good few years where I worked full time and seemed to bounce back with CBT and antidepressants
In context ↗
Approaches: CBT & mindset · Other drugs and medicines
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. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. 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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | glandular fever (mono); spent the summer in bedGot glandular fever (mono) in 2007 ... I spent all summer in bed and never really recovered.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| second year of college | severe anxiety on top of CFS; had to drop outTried to go back for the second year but developed severe anxiety on top of cfs symptoms and had to drop out.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| a good few years | worked full time and seemed to bounce backHad a good few years where I worked full time and seemed to bounce back with CBT and antidepressantsIn context ↗ | Near normal | CBT and psychotherapy |
| October 2017 | nervous breakdown; everything came backin October last year I had a nervous breakdown and everything came back again.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2018 | housebound; waiting for disabilityIt’s tough trying to get over my anxiety and agoraphobia when I have chronic fatigue and physically can’t leave the house.In context ↗ | Severe |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
trying to get over my anxiety and agoraphobia
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