What treatments HAVE ACTUALLY helped?
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Jul 2010
Summary
Built a regimen around rotating sleep aids (Imovane/zopiclone), Tramal, 5-HTP, Neurontin, lipoic acid, NAC, a low-carb Atkins-style diet and modified weight training, but singles out Famvir as the biggest driver, saying that without it he "would be housebound." He maintains full-time work on the regimen, calling it a substantial but medication-dependent improvement, and notes that stopping Famvir previously caused a setback.
What they credit
Credits Antivirals, Diet, Supplements, Elimination and ketogenic diets, Famvir / famciclovir (Pridgen), NAC and glutathione.
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