ME/CFS
Outcome unclearNeeds ongoing treatment
ME/CFS and unable to drive; medication helps pain and sleep
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
caused my baseline to drop
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I have one more left and can’t drive.
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in r/cfs who could not drive said their baseline dropped after bad experiences with doctors they were referred to. They take 10 mg of a medication every night and have for almost two years; it helps their pain and sleep. When their doctor withheld a refill until they came in for a physical, they expected the next days to be bad. They embroider slowly and with breaks to calm their brain.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Embroidering · Helped
I go very slow, but it does the trick for me
In context ↗ - amitriptyline · Helped
I take it every night, 10mg. I’ve been on it for almost two years. It helps with my pain and my sleep.
In context ↗ - Electric grinder · Helped
I switched to an electric grinder for my bud. Game changer
In context ↗
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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | baseline dropped after bad experiences with doctors they were referred toI had terrible experiences, that even caused my baseline to dropIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2026-02-10 | still on nightly amitriptyline, which helps their pain and sleepI take it every night, 10mg. I’ve been on it for almost two years. It helps with my pain and my sleep.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
It helps with my pain and my sleep.
In context ↗