ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS: medication helped get through days but led to pushing through crashes, worse PEM
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2022
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
being on it also made it easier to push thru a crash, ultimately worsening my PEM
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Summary
A Reddit user with ME/CFS took a medication for a while. It helped them get through a day, but their neurologist said it stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could worsen POTS/dysautonomia. They quit to keep their heart rate down; while on it they could push through a crash, which worsened their PEM. They called it a no-go for themselves.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- aderall · Worse
it may help with immediate symptoms while worsening the underlying cause ... being on it also made it easier to push thru a crash, ultimately worsening my PEM
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Adverse events
- Amphetamine salts (Adderall)“being on it also made it easier to push thru a crash, ultimately worsening my PEM.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Amphetamine salts (Adderall)“I had to quit. Gotta keep that HR down.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
ultimately worsening my PEM
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Gotta keep that HR down.
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