Unable to exercise for years with ME/CFS, somewhat better with TENS vagus stimulation
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- a few years
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
which is something I haven't been able to do for a few years without breaking down in tears
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
something I haven't been able to do for a few years without breaking down in tears
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It took a few weeks but I've slowly been able to start exercising again
In context ↗
Summary
Owl 52054 had not been able to exercise for a few years without breaking down in tears. An ear symptom moved from the right ear to both and settled in the left; antibiotics, antihistamines and nasal sprays did nothing. About three months before late August 2024 they began vagus nerve stimulation with a TENS machine and within a few weeks could slowly start exercising again.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · No change
I had antibiotics, antihistamines, nasal sprays etc but nothing works.
In context ↗ - TENs machine for vagus nerve stimulation · Helped a lot
I started using a TENs machine for vagus nerve stimulation about three months ago. It took a few weeks but I've slowly been able to start exercising again
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Approaches: Vagus nerve stimulation
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | ME/CFS symptoms for a few years, unable to exercisewhich is something I haven't been able to do for a few years without breaking down in tearsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| a few months before June 2024 | ear symptom flared back at full force after briefly improvingit got so much better that I thought it was finally going away but then it came back at full forceIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-08-30 | slowly able to exercise again after vagus nerve stimulation with a TENS machineIt took a few weeks but I've slowly been able to start exercising againIn context ↗ | Mild | Vagus nerve stimulation |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Tinnitus
It started in my right ear, moved to both and now is only in my left ear.
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