ME/CFS
Moderate → no benefitIll for 20 months
Exhaustion with ME/CFS, hard to stay awake driving, tried antidepressants and prednisone
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 20 months
- Last post
- May 2021
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I was diagnosed a week ago. I've been dealing with symptoms since September of 2019
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
just staying awake is hard, especially when driving short distances
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I'm physically worn out ... If not honestly for the adderall I'd sleep all day
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Cove 20576 reported symptoms from September 2019 and was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome in May 2021, after telling doctors their exhaustion was not depression. They took antidepressants and Adderall XR for ADD and said that without the stimulant they would sleep all day, with staying awake hard especially when driving short distances. They had been put on a six-day prednisone course and awaited a sleep specialist appointment.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- antidepressants · Not said
I'm on antidepressants and also adderall xr for my ADD.
In context ↗ - adderall xr · Helped
If not honestly for the adderall I'd sleep all day.
In context ↗ - prednisone · Not said
I was put on a six day series of prednisone
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | symptoms beganI've been dealing with symptoms since September of 2019In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2021-05-18 | diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome a week earlier; awaiting sleep specialistI was diagnosed a week ago. I've been dealing with symptoms since September of 2019In context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
If not honestly for the adderall I'd sleep all day.
In context ↗