ME/CFS
Mild → somewhat better
Exhausted and foggy with ME/CFS after chest infection, somewhat better on ADHD meds
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I'm still more exhausted than usual, and am dealing with way more brain fog than usual.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
need to do today (laptop based) and I'm struggling.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
my medication absolutely helps my fatigue levels ... it can also cover up the warning signs that I'm starting to push too hard
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Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A UK Reddit user with ME/CFS was left more exhausted and foggy a month after a bacterial chest infection that needed two rounds of antibiotics, and worried their baseline had dropped. Antihistamines and Sudafed did not help sinus symptoms. ADHD medication helped their fatigue and brain fog but hid the warning signs of pushing too hard. By May 2026 heat had escalated their pain, sinus headache and brain fog.
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What they tried
Also tried
my medication· Helpedanti histamines· No changeSudafed· No changeantibiotics· Not saidcold shower· Not saidanti-inflammatories· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · Not said
I had a bacterial chest infection that took two rounds of antibiotics to clear
In context ↗ - anti histamines · No change
anti histamines and Sudafed don't work
In context ↗ - my medication · Helped
my medication absolutely helps my fatigue levels, and it helps with brain fog
In context ↗ - cold shower · Not said
I've done the cold shower
In context ↗ - anti-inflammatories · Not said
I've taken anti-inflammatories
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-24 | still exhausted and foggy a month after a bacterial chest infection clearedI'm still more exhausted than usual, and am dealing with way more brain fog than usual.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-01-30 | ADHD medication eased fatigue and brain fog but hid warning signs of overdoing ityes, my medication absolutely helps my fatigue levels, and it helps with brain fogIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-05-25 | heatwave brought swelling, escalating pain, sinus headache and brain fogthe pain is escalating, and I feel like I have a bloody sinus headache plus brain fogIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
am dealing with way more brain fog than usual
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
the pain is escalating
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I feel like I have a bloody sinus headache plus brain fog
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
The UK is currently having a heatwave
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