Has anyone recovered from CFS or been able to radically improve? (riotlady)
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- 2023
Summary
Treatment was non-pharmaceutical: an initial period of extended rest, followed by graded exercise therapy done very gently under a physiotherapist's guidance, plus vitamin D tablets, with riotlady saying no single measure was a magic bullet. The post does not state how long or how severely they had been ill with CFS. They describe themselves as having drastically improved. No information is given on whether the improvement has lasted, faded, or needed ongoing maintenance.
What they credit
Credits Graded exercise, Supplements, Graded exercise / graded activity, Vitamin D and sun exposure.
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