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Mild → no benefit
Exhaustion and dizziness since school, no benefit from iron pills or antidepressants
- Condition
- Condition not stated
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: Condition not stated
make me believe I may have CFS
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Bodily fatigue after the simplest of tasks, like pushing my cart at work, walking down the hallways or up a decent flight of stairs, to the point I get side stitches, or need to sit down to catch my breath
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
these symptoms stay mostly consistent, and only get worse when my mental health drops lower than it normally is
In context ↗ - Began after: stress or burnout
during middle school, my sister was a huge bully, alongside other students and teachers, and this was the absolute lowest point in my life, and also when the lack of energy to do literally anything ever began
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Summary
A 21-year-old who has had constant exhaustion, fuzzy memory, palpitations, dizziness on standing and headaches since middle school, when bullying was at its lowest; they also describe a difficult childhood home life. They have had joint pain for the past two years. They work but get bodily fatigue and breathlessness from simple tasks like pushing a cart. Iron pills helped only small aspects and antidepressants only social ones; they planned to see a doctor and ask whether CFS is worth mentioning.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- Iron pills · Helped
Iron pills have only helped very small aspects
In context ↗ - antidepressants · Helped
antidepressants have only helped with social aspects
In context ↗
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| middle school | symptoms began in middle schoolMiddleschool was when these symptoms popped up, and have been a part of my life ever since that point.In context ↗ | Mild |
| middle school | lowest point, when the lack of energy beganthis was the absolute lowest point in my life, and also when the lack of energy to do literally anything ever beganIn context ↗ | Mild |
| past 2 years | joint pain developedThe joint pain has only developed in the past 2 years.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-10-09 | symptoms mostly consistent, seeking a diagnosisthese symptoms stay mostly consistent, and only get worse when my mental health drops lower than it normally isIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsMuscle weaknessPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Constant fuzzy memory
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
dizziness and lightheadedness after I stand from laying, sitting down, or even crouching/bending over
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Constant exhaustion, even after countless hours or even the recommended 8 hours of sleep
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Joint pain with no visible inflammation or agitation, mostly in the knees and hips
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I often get bad headaches or migraines soon after
In context ↗ - Gut problems
feelings of nausea for both no reason and after significant physical exertion
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
need to sit down to catch my breath
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Random heart palpitations for no reason
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
muscle soreness/tenderness from very normal, mild things
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Anxiety ... Depression
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