ME/CFS
Mild → somewhat better
Brain fog and fatigue, non-functional for days at worst, somewhat better with antivirals
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
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In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Sometimes 2-3 days of feeling completely non-functional.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It's changed things significantly for me.
In context ↗ - Began after: stress or burnout
Eventually I connected it to stress periods
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
The user described recurrent episodes of brain fog and fatigue that came on after stressful periods, sometimes leaving them completely non-functional for two to three days. They came to see these as caused by a stress-triggered HSV reactivation and the resulting immune 'sickness behaviour'. They said suppressive antiviral therapy 'changed things significantly' for them, but gave no doses, duration or remaining function.
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What they tried
Also tried
suppressive antiviral therapy· Helped a lot
Their words about each treatment
- suppressive antiviral therapy · Helped a lot
suppressive antiviral therapy ... It's changed things significantly for me.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | brain fog and fatigue after stress periodsI used to get hit with awful fatigue and brain fog seemingly randomly.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| — | episodes leaving them completely non-functional for 2-3 daysSometimes 2-3 days of feeling completely non-functional.In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2026-06-29 | suppressive antiviral therapy changed things significantlyIt's changed things significantly for me.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
awful fatigue and brain fog seemingly randomly
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
it feels like mild flu because your body is fighting something
In context ↗