ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS with about four hours' sleep and a threatened sore throat, trying CBT and yoga
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2023
Summary
A person with ME/CFS describes coping with feeling disliked, sleeping only about four hours, and a threatened sore throat by checking basic needs and using CBT and yoga. They used to take three magnesium pills each evening for sleep, then weaned off, after which their frequent loose stools stopped. They had also stopped antidepressants and antipsychotics. No overall function or course of the illness is described.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antidepressants/antipsychotics · Not said
after I quit antidepressants/antipsychotics
In context ↗ - magnesium · Worse
I used to take 3 magnesium pills in the evening to help me sleep ... as a result stopped having explosive poops three times every day
In context ↗ - CBT exercises · Helped
The other 3% it's time to do CBT exercises and/or yoga.
In context ↗
Adverse events
- Magnesium“take 3 magnesium pills in the evening to help me sleep (after I quit antidepressants/antipsychotics), and eventually weened off of them and as a result stopped having explosive poops three times every day” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
when I feel like everyone hates me
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Did I sleep 4 hours and/or woke up at 5am?
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
Am I getting a sore throat?
In context ↗ - Gut problems
stopped having explosive poops three times every day
In context ↗