ME/CFS
Mild → no benefitIll for 8 years
Sleepy and foggy with ME/CFS; no improvement with low-dose antidepressant or Vyvanse
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 8 years
- Last post
- Sep 2020
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I feel like I have a more milder form of cfs
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Right now I dont think I can work and do school so I’m only doing school which is at my own pace because I can’t do traditional school with a strict schedule, I tried several times.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Right now I dont think I can work and do school so I’m only doing school which is at my own pace
In context ↗
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Summary
Sequoia 54982, a 26-year-old woman, was diagnosed with ME/CFS around age 18 and described always feeling sleepy and foggy, with orthostatic intolerance, depression, anxiety, OCD and ADHD. She could only work part-time with a lenient schedule, and in 2020 was studying for a Masters at her own pace, unable to work and study at once. She took a low-dose antidepressant and Vyvanse as needed and could not tolerate high drug doses.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- anti-depressant · Not said
I’m on one anti-depressant that is a low dosage because I can’t tolerate high dosages of drugs
In context ↗ - Vyvanse · Not said
I take Vyvanse as needed
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 |
|---|---|---|
| age 18 | diagnosed with CFSI have been diagnosed since I was around 18 Im 26fIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2020-09-10 | studying a Masters at her own pace, not workingRight now I dont think I can work and do school so I’m only doing school which is at my own paceIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“I’m on one anti-depressant that is a low dosage because I can’t tolerate high dosages of drugs” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
Im always sleepy
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I’m just all around annoyed and feel like in a fog
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
my orthostatic intolerance
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Coupled with my depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD its tough
In context ↗