ME/CFS at 5.5 on the Perrin Scale, now 8.5 after the Perrin Technique
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2023
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Perrin has had the biggest impact on my ME out of everything I’ve done / tried
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
It took me from a 5.5 to an 8.5 on the Perrin Scale
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
It took me from a 5.5 to an 8.5 on the Perrin Scale and absolutely improved my quality of life and what I was able to do.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user with ME/CFS said two years of the Perrin Technique had the biggest impact of everything they had tried, taking them from 5.5 to 8.5 on the Perrin Scale and improving their quality of life. Sessions went from weekly to fortnightly, monthly and then every three months for maintenance, with a home draining routine three times daily at first. They warned progress was slow and that people might get worse before better.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- The Perrin Technique · Helped a lot
Perrin has had the biggest impact on my ME out of everything I’ve done / tried ... It took me from a 5.5 to an 8.5 on the Perrin Scale and absolutely improved my quality of life and what I was able to do.
In context ↗ - breathing app · Helped
do 5 minutes, 3 times a day on breathing app (it’s free), and it genuinely helps reset your nervous system
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Mind-body practices
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | ME, rated 5.5 on the Perrin Scale before starting the Perrin TechniqueIt took me from a 5.5 to an 8.5 on the Perrin ScaleIn context ↗ | |
| 2023-04-11 | two years of the Perrin Technique, now on three-monthly maintenance, rated 8.5Perrin has had the biggest impact on my ME out of everything I’ve done / tried ... It took me from a 5.5 to an 8.5 on the Perrin ScaleIn context ↗ | Perrin Technique |
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