Rambler's Mold Avoidance Experiments
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 4 years
- Published
- Nov 2014
Summary
After needing stimulants just to leave his moldy San Francisco house for four years, strict mold avoidance for about two weeks brought sleeping through the night, less brain fog, clearer vision, more morning energy and almost no tingling in his hands and feet. He relocated to a mold-free house in Hawaii and shifted to milder ongoing avoidance; two and a half years later he reports sleeping through the night 90% of the time, much-improved brain fog, rarely blurry vision, leaving the house without Adderall most days, and walking miles without obvious PEM, though air hunger, concentration issues and reduced aerobic capacity persist. The improvement held over 2.5 years under continued milder avoidance.
What they credit
Credits Mould avoidance, Mold avoidance / CIRS protocol, Relocation and environmental change, Stimulants (methylphenidate, amphetamines).
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Brain fog, Breathlessness, Neuropathy & tingling, Post-exertional malaise, Vision problems.
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