ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
Severe muscle weakness and panic with ME/CFS, still weak; temporary ease from meditation
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
not realizing I had cfs
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I’ve been having pretty severe muscle weakness too ever since badly over exerting myself a couple times
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Two bouts of severe overexertion, before they realised they had CFS, left the Reddit user with severe muscle weakness and lasting panic about it. Their health checks looked fine. They found the weakness eased temporarily after crying, reassurance, a TRE/fascia session, guided meditation or a beta blocker. At their last post they still had the weakness.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- TRE/fascia unwinding session · Helped
Mine temporarily will get better after crying, getting reassurance/comfort from someone, a TRE/fascia unwinding session
In context ↗ - guided meditation · Helped
doing a guided meditation
In context ↗ - beta blocker · Helped
taking a beta blocker
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | muscle weakness began after badly over-exerting themselvesI’ve been having pretty severe muscle weakness too ever since badly over exerting myself a couple times, not realizing I had cfs.In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2026-08-10 | still has muscle weakness; brief relief from crying, reassurance, TRE, meditation, beta blockerMine temporarily will get better after crying, getting reassurance/comfort from someone, a TRE/fascia unwinding session, doing a guided meditation, taking a beta blockerIn context ↗ | Severe |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Muscle weakness
I’ve been having pretty severe muscle weakness too
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I panicked hard for a while
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
ever since badly over exerting myself a couple times
In context ↗