ME/CFS somewhat better after antibiotics
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
noticed improvements of my cfs
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
been on antibiotics for 3 years now and constantly improving. its a hard road though
In context ↗ - Began after: a bacterial or tick-borne infection
finally understanding i have a bacterial cause
In context ↗
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Summary
Has a bacterial cause of their CFS, which they say they know for a fact. They first noticed their CFS improving while on antibiotics prescribed for a different diagnosis, then spent roughly two years on trial and error before concluding bacteria were the cause. They had been taking antibiotics for three years and reported constant improvement, calling it a hard road. No detail on how limited they were is given.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · Helped
i had received antibiotics for a different diagnosis before and noticed improvements of my cfs while being on the antibiotics
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | CFS onset, later attributed to a bacterial causefinally understanding i have a bacterial causeIn context ↗ | |
| — | CFS improved while on antibiotics prescribed for another diagnosisi had received antibiotics for a different diagnosis before and noticed improvements of my cfs while being on the antibioticsIn context ↗ | Antibiotics (unspecified) |
| 2025-10-27 | three years on antibiotics, still improvingbeen on antibiotics for 3 years now and constantly improving. its a hard road though.In context ↗ | Antibiotics (unspecified) |
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