ME/CFS with constant inner stress, somewhat better on ketogenic and carnivore diets
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
still on them to cure my cfs.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
yea sounds like me 2years ago. luckily i could finally fix it
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
i got really better from it and had more energy and more mental clarity ... still on them to cure my cfs.
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Summary
A Reddit user in r/cfs said something sounded like them two years before early 2024, and that they had since fixed it. A ketogenic diet, they said, made them 'magically' better; a carnivore diet for a few months gave them more energy and mental clarity, and DHEA eased constant inner stress. They were still taking antibiotics for a chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, aiming to treat their CFS, and took 50 mg modafinil when sleepy.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- melatonin · Helped
ive used it and it helped me. reason i stopped it was bc it gave me horrible nightmares the dosage i used
In context ↗ - DHEA · Helped a lot
i take dhea for a long time now and it has benefited me greatly making my inner unease/stress go away when im doing nothing
In context ↗ - antibiotics · Helped
it went away after i was on antibiotics for quite some time. still on them to cure my cfs.
In context ↗ - modafinil · Helped
i take 50mg when im sleepy ... 50mg is about right for me
In context ↗ - ssris · Much worse
i have longterm damage from ssris
In context ↗ - keto · Helped a lot
in fact it did make me "magically" better
In context ↗ - carnivore · Helped a lot
i did carnivore for a few months. i was bad the first days and then i got really better from it and had more energy and more mental clarity.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CFS with post-exertional crashes after a few hours outyea sounds like me 2years ago. luckily i could finally fix itIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-05 | blurred vision cleared after a long course of antibioticsit went away after i was on antibiotics for quite some time. still on them to cure my cfs.In context ↗ | Not stated | Antibiotics (unspecified) |
| 2024-05 | keto then carnivore diet made them 'magically' betterin fact it did make me "magically" better. ... i got really better from it and had more energy and more mental clarity. | Mild | |
| 2024-06-14 | still had CFS, took modafinil 50 mg when sleepyi take modafinil once in a while. i take 50mg when im sleepy.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Melatonin“it gave me horrible nightmares the dosage i used and i couldnt find a working dosage which didnt give me nightmares” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“i have longterm damage from ssris” In context ↗ Side effects
- Carnivore diet“i did carnivore for a few months. i was bad the first days” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Modafinil / armodafinil“when i once took 100mg it was too much and gave me fake energy which regretted later” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
yea sounds like me 2years ago.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
not falling asleep at all or taking hours
In context ↗ - Vision problems
i had blurred vision myself. ... it went away after i was on antibiotics for quite some time.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
i have depressive symptoms too
In context ↗ - Brain fog
had more energy and more mental clarity
In context ↗
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