After 26 Years of Hell, the Pridgen Protocol Does it for X
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Very severe (bedbound, unable to do basic care)
- Ill for
- 26 years
- Published
- Undated
Summary
Followed the Pridgen Protocol, a combined antiviral and anti-inflammatory regimen of famciclovir plus celecoxib, for ME/CFS. Had been severely ill and unable to work for 26 years before starting. Within 8 months on the protocol, decades of severe illness are described as largely wiped away. Specific dosing for this patient is not disclosed in the article, and no relapse or later follow-up is mentioned for this case in the thread.
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