ME/CFS
Outcome unclearIll for 9 years
Relapsing fatigue with ME/CFS; creatine made all the difference to exercise recovery
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 9 years
- Last post
- Jul 2015
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
The rheumatologist said it was chronic fatigue syndrome.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I currently work about 12 hours a week and even that knocks me sideways
In context ↗ - Began after: nothing they could name
I have had persistent relapsing fatigue for about 9 years.
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Post-exertional malaise
I also don't seem to get the post-exertional malaise that people talk about.
Summary
A user described about nine years of persistent relapsing fatigue before a 2015 chronic fatigue syndrome diagnosis, while working only about 12 hours a week, which left them knocked sideways. Light resistance training two or three times a week left them feeling super tired and shitty, though they did not think they got post-exertional malaise; depression was controlled with medication. Creatine monohydrate, they said, made all the difference to exercise recovery time.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- light resistance training · No change
I never seem to get any stronger even though I work my ass off in the gym
In context ↗ - medication · Helped
I have depression under control with medication.
In context ↗ - creatine monohydrate · Helped
Supplementing with creatine monohydrate makes all the difference for me with exercise recovery time.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| about 2006 | persistent relapsing fatigue beginsI have had persistent relapsing fatigue for about 9 years.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| July 2015 | diagnosed with CFS; working only 12 hours a weekI currently work about 12 hours a week and even that knocks me sidewaysIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2015-07-13 | creatine improved exercise recovery timeSupplementing with creatine monohydrate makes all the difference for me with exercise recovery time.In context ↗ | Mild | Creatine |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
because I'd slept through work again
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
When I feel unreasonable pain or muscular fatigue
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
muscular fatigue
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I have depression under control with medication.
In context ↗