ME/CFS with swollen lymph nodes and ear aches, improved on antibiotics then relapsed
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2018
In their words
- Now: Relapsed
when I come off of them, the stabbing ear aches return and health goes back to bad
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Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
They wrote that antibiotics got rid of their swollen lymph nodes and helped tremendously, a large improvement while they took them. The gain did not last: when they came off the antibiotics, stabbing ear aches returned and their health went back to bad.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Antibiotics · Helped a lot
Antibiotics got rid of my swollen lymph nodes and helped tremendously ... when I come off of them, the stabbing ear aches return and health goes back to bad.
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Approaches: Antibiotics
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | antibiotics cleared swollen lymph nodes and helped a lotAntibiotics got rid of my swollen lymph nodes and helped tremendouslyIn context ↗ | Antibiotics (unspecified) |
| — | stopped antibiotics; stabbing ear aches returned and health went back to badwhen I come off of them, the stabbing ear aches return and health goes back to badIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
Antibiotics got rid of my swollen lymph nodes
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