ME/CFS with nerve and muscle pain and brain fog; improved on antibiotics, then relapsed
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2018
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I just got back from Military Deployment because of CFS
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I've been on Abx 3 times now since all this crap started, and got better every time I was on them, and then worse after I finished.
In context ↗ - Began after: a vaccination
All my issues started after joining the military and getting their vaccines, then all went downhill after that once I was in the middle east.
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in r/cfs described becoming ill after military vaccines and a Middle East deployment, with nerve and muscle pain and brain fog. Supplements, Cymbalta, Lyrica and Savella did not help, while Vicodin masked the pain. Three courses of antibiotics each brought improvement that faded once the course ended, most recently a 30-day course about four months earlier. By mid-2018 they were in bad shape and pursuing disability.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · Helped a lot
I just did a 30 day course of powerful antibiotics for mycoplasma 4 months ago, got a lot better, then after I was done, most symptoms came back.
In context ↗ - Savella · No change
the Savella and Lyrica are crap, I tried them when I was deployed for Military service and they didnt help at all
In context ↗ - Lyrica · No change
lyrica doesnt work for me unfortunately, tiredness still there and doesnt take away the brainfog
In context ↗ - Cymbalta · No change
cymbalta and lyrica don't help
In context ↗ - supplements · Not said
I tried a crap load of supplements
In context ↗ - vicodins · Helped
Then only thing that helps a mask the nerve and muscle pain, is vicodins, but I dont want to hooked on that crap.
In context ↗ - gabapentin · Not said
Kinda feels like gapapentin to be honest
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Approaches: Antibiotics
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | illness began after military vaccines and Middle East deploymentAll my issues started after joining the military and getting their vaccines, then all went downhill after that once I was in the middle east.In context ↗ | |
| about 4 months before July 2018 | 30-day antibiotic course for mycoplasma, got a lot betterI just did a 30 day course of powerful antibiotics for mycoplasma 4 months ago, got a lot betterIn context ↗ | Antibiotics (unspecified) |
| 2018 | most symptoms returned after the antibiotic course endedthen after I was done, most symptoms came back.In context ↗ | |
| 2018-08-02 | back from deployment, in bad shape and pursuing disabilityI just got back last week and I'm in real bad shape.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
Then only thing that helps a mask the nerve and muscle pain, is vicodins
In context ↗ - Brain fog
lyrica doesnt work for me unfortunately, tiredness still there and doesnt take away the brainfog
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