ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS with difficulty sleeping, exercise helped sleep, supplements unsure
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2021
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I think my CFS is caused by stress rather than a biological factor
In context ↗ - Began after: stress or burnout
I think my CFS is caused by stress rather than a biological factor.
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Puffin 78136, who believes stress caused their CFS, described difficulty sleeping, for which medication helped them drift off, and symptoms from pushing themselves that nothing relieved much. They rejected graded exercise, preferring to stay within their energy, and said the exercise they could do helped them sleep. Supplements may have helped a little, at about £200, though they were unsure.
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What they tried
Also tried
the exercise that I can do· Helpedsleep routine (no screens, playlist, gentle stretches, mask, warmth)· Helpedsnack before bed· Helpedamitriptyline· Helpedsupplements· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- the exercise that I can do · Helped
I find it helps me sleep if I do the exercise that I can do- but GET is nonsense. You need to live within your energy- not push outside of it.
In context ↗ - sleep routine (no screens, playlist, gentle stretches, mask, warmth) · Helped
the routine also helps a lot and has enabled me to reduce my dosage
In context ↗ - snack before bed · Helped
I have a snack about an hour before I go to bed because I struggle to sleep if I am hungry.
In context ↗ - amitriptyline · Helped
I helps me drift off to sleep. Without it I'd struggle to sleep. I haven't had any bad side effects
In context ↗ - supplements · Not said
The supplements may have helped a bit, but I can't be certain that they did anything.
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Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I helps me drift off to sleep. Without it I'd struggle to sleep.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I also get this. I've not found anything that helps :(
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