ME/CFS
Outcome unclearNeeds ongoing treatment
ME/CFS with crashes and confusion, trying ADHD medication and pacing
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Nov 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
You’re not alone in this overlap, it’s tough, but manageable step by step.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A person who went through something similar said ADHD medication made them feel “normal” for the first time, though crashes made everything confusing. Pacing became the only thing that kept them from overdoing it. They watched Yanick’s account of his CFS recovery and felt a bit more hopeful.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- ADHD meds · Helped
the ADHD meds helped me feel “normal” for the first time, but the crashes made everything confusing
In context ↗ - Pacing · Helped
Pacing became the only thing that kept me from overdoing it.
In context ↗
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/CFS with crashes after activityI went through something similarIn context ↗ | |
| — | ADHD medication made them feel normal, but crashes continuedthe ADHD meds helped me feel “normal” for the first time, but the crashes made everything confusingIn context ↗ | Stimulants (unspecified) |
| — | using pacing to avoid overdoing itPacing became the only thing that kept me from overdoing itIn context ↗ | Pacing and the energy envelope |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
the crashes made everything confusing
In context ↗