Bedridden with ME/CFS, improved with Perrin technique then worsened after losing it
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Even though this illness has slowed me down
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I never realised how bad my mental health was until I was bed ridden.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
Since not having those sessions my health has declined again and my symptoms worsened.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user with ME/CFS was bedridden at their worst, with their state cycling between worse and better. An osteopath using the Perrin technique for two to three years, at £30 a session, gave huge relief from pain and exhaustion, though not a cure. After moving and losing that practitioner, their health declined and symptoms worsened again. Therapy and a wheelchair also helped mood, energy and getting out.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- perrin technique · Helped a lot
it did make a huge difference for my symptoms. Not a cure or anything, but relief from pain and exhaustion.
In context ↗ - therapy · Helped
I got therapy and became a much better and more stable person.
In context ↗ - wheelchair · Helped
as soon as I caved and got one I couldn't be happier! I have more energy to go out and spend time with friends and do activities.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. The line stops at their last step that can be placed; how they are now is in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
Show as a table
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | bedridden, forced to face past traumasI never realised how bad my mental health was until I was bed ridden.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| — | weekly osteopath sessions with the Perrin technique gave relief from pain and exhaustionit did make a huge difference for my symptoms. Not a cure or anything, but relief from pain and exhaustion.In context ↗ | Moderate | Perrin Technique |
| 2025-02-05 | therapy for mental health and past traumaI got therapy and became a much better and more stable person.In context ↗ | Not stated | CBT and psychotherapy |
| 2025-02-26 | got a wheelchair, more energy to go out with friendsI have more energy to go out and spend time with friends and do activities.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2025-10-12 | decline after moving and losing access to the osteopathSince not having those sessions my health has declined again and my symptoms worsened.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
relief from pain and exhaustion
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I never realised how bad my mental health was until I was bed ridden.
In context ↗
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