ME/CFS
Mild → no benefitIll for 3 years
ME/CFS for a few years, deconditioned, 30 minutes on a treadmill all they can manage
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 3 years
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
What type of exercise do you do to try to maintain or lose weight that doesn’t cause you to have post-exertional malaise?
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I mainly walk at a moderate pace on a treadmill for approx 30 min ... I’m still able to maintain employment
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
my body has deteriorated and deconditioned in a few short years
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Wrote in May 2025 that after a few short years of illness their body had deteriorated and deconditioned. They walked about 30 minutes at a moderate pace on a treadmill, all they could manage without dizziness, nausea, lightheadedness and feeling sick afterwards, and could only lift weights for a few reps. They were still able to work, but were gaining weight uncontrollably and felt depressed about it.
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What they tried
Also tried
walking at a moderate pace on a treadmill· Worselifting weights· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- walking at a moderate pace on a treadmill · Worse
I mainly walk at a moderate pace on a treadmill for approx 30 min, because it’s about all I can physically do without feeling dizzy nauseous lightheaded
In context ↗ - lifting weights · Worse
I’ve tried to lift weights ... I end up feeling so sick after
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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | illness began, trigger not statedmy body has deteriorated and deconditioned in a few short yearsIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-05-11 | deteriorated and deconditioned, gaining weight, still workingIt’s depressing how much my body has deteriorated and deconditioned in a few short yearsIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Strength training“if I try to do too many reps of too many different things, like arms and legs and core, I end up feeling so sick after” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I end up feeling so sick after
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
feeling dizzy nauseous lightheaded
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
my muscle weakness has gotten so bad that I can’t handle more than a few reps at a time
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
It’s depressing how much my body has deteriorated
In context ↗