Iron Man: How One Young Person Recovered From POTS / ME/CFS
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 1.67 years
- Published
- Nov 2016
Summary
Jack Schlanger fell severely ill with POTS and ME/CFS-like symptoms at 13 after an infection, unable to attend school full-time with near-constant stomach pain and exercise intolerance. Diagnosed with iron deficiency contributing to his POTS, he was treated with metoprolol, oral iron and ultimately seven Venofer IV iron infusions over nine months alongside graduated exercise and CBT. He reached about 80 to 85 per cent functioning, and a later update says that at 20 he is in great health and an avid weightlifter at university.
What they credit
Credits CBT & mindset, POTS medication, Supplements, Beta-blockers, CBT and psychotherapy, Graded exercise / graded activity.
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: POTS & dysautonomia, Pain & fibromyalgia.
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