CFS with brain fog and energy crashes, no improvement from Concerta
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I tried Concerta for CFS and it didn't help any more than a couple cups of morning coffee would
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I don't always have the energy to game, and if I do it too long my spoons can run out and I can crash ... with CFS brainfog it's much much harder to concentrate on it to analyze the board positions than it used to be
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Summary
A Reddit user with CFS tried Concerta, which helped no more than a couple cups of morning coffee and brought an unbearable emotional crash each evening, so they stopped. Gaming, especially Street Fighter, was a happy diversion when energy allowed, though playing too long could use up their spoons and cause a crash. CFS brain fog made the board game Go much harder to concentrate on than before. No overall change in their illness was described.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Concerta · Worse
I tried Concerta for CFS and it didn't help any more than a couple cups of morning coffee would, but unlike coffee the crash at the end of the day was unbearable
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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. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | onset of CFS, already used to physical crashesI was already used to a physical crashIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2022-10-25 | tried Concerta, no benefit and an evening emotional crashI tried Concerta for CFS and it didn't help any more than a couple cups of morning coffee wouldIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2024-04-18 | still limited; games when energy allows and can crash afterwardsI don't always have the energy to game, and if I do it too long my spoons can run out and I can crashIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta)“unlike coffee the crash at the end of the day was unbearable - I was already used to a physical crash but this was an emotional one- I felt inexplicably blue in a way I never had off of it” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
if I do it too long my spoons can run out and I can crash
In context ↗ - Brain fog
unfortunately with CFS brainfog it's much much harder to concentrate on it
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I felt inexplicably blue in a way I never had off of it
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