ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
Mild CFS with constant exhaustion and poor focus; therapy has not helped
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Recently, sleep studies showed I have mild CFS due to PTSD.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Recently, sleep studies showed I have mild CFS due to PTSD.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I’ve been in therapy since her death, but nothing seems to help.
In context ↗ - Began after: stress or burnout
sleep studies showed I have mild CFS due to PTSD
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Summary
Eagle 60170 lost their mother to pancreatic cancer about three years before writing, and describes flashbacks, nightmares and guilt afterwards. They could not eat or sleep, lost 10 kg and spent two years on sick leave with depression before returning to work in autumn 2023. A recent sleep study was said to show mild CFS due to PTSD; they wake unrefreshed, are constantly exhausted and cannot focus, and therapy has not helped.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- therapy · No change
I’ve been in therapy since her death, but nothing seems to help.
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Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2021 | mother's death after pancreatic cancer; grief and PTSDI lost my mom almost three years ago, and my life has been shattered ever since.In context ↗ |
| 2021-2023 | two years on sick leave with depressionI spent two years on sick leave due to depressionIn context ↗ |
| autumn 2023 | returned to workonly returned to work in autumn 2023, but it has been a constant struggleIn context ↗ |
| 2024-08-11 | sleep study showed mild CFS due to PTSD; still exhausted and struggling at workRecently, sleep studies showed I have mild CFS due to PTSD.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
Every morning, I wake up feeling like I haven’t slept at all.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
unable to focus or function. It’s like a part of my brain is missing.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I spent two years on sick leave due to depression
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