ME/CFS
Moderate → no benefit
ME/CFS symptoms; eating more and 10-minute daily walks brought no improvement
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2021
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I'm not officially diagnosed yet, but I'm like 99% sure I have it because I have ALL the symptoms.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Just started not taking naps, and I am struggling.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
What little I've done has only made me more tired
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Falcon 93740, posting in r/cfs in April 2021, said they were not yet diagnosed but were 99% sure they had ME/CFS because they had all the symptoms. They had been seeking a diagnosis since late 2020 and were on medication for depression, anxiety and insomnia. Their psychiatrist asked them to eat more, stop napping and walk 10 minutes daily; they had made little progress beyond eating more, and said the little they did made them more tired.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- eat more · Not said
1) eat more (I admit, I'm usually terrible about eating, usually only eating once a day)
In context ↗ - 10 minute walk every day · Worse
started walking every day for a week last month before I got sick and had to stop
In context ↗ - no more naps · Worse
Just started not taking naps, and I am struggling.
In context ↗ - Ambien · Not said
as well as Ambien for my insomnia
In context ↗ - meds for depression and anxiety · Not said
I'm on various meds for depression and anxiety right now
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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 |
|---|---|
| late 2020 | began seeking a diagnosis for ME/CFS symptomsI started this whole diagnosis journey late last yearIn context ↗ |
| March 2021 | got sick and had to stop the daily walksstarted walking every day for a week last month before I got sick and had to stopIn context ↗ |
| 2021-04-11 | still undiagnosed, struggling with the psychiatrist's suggestionsWhat little I've done has only made me more tiredIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “What little I've done has only made me more tired” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
as well as Ambien for my insomnia
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I'm on various meds for depression and anxiety right now
In context ↗