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Mild → no benefitIll for 4 years
Four years of brain fog, fatigue and visual symptoms, no improvement from Adderall
- Condition
- Condition not stated
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 4 years
- Last post
- Jan 2020
In their words
- Condition: Condition not stated
I am doubting that I have CFS
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I have been able to teach high school Biology as well as return for another bachelor's degree in CS.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
For the past four years these symptoms have pretty much stayed the same with little relief despite my efforts in trying to remedy them in different ways.
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Post-exertional malaise
Yes that's exactly my thoughts that it could not be CFS without PEM.
Summary
A 29-year-old man had brain fog, lightheadedness, fatigue and visual symptoms for four years after a gastrointestinal episode in summer 2016. He continued teaching high school and studying for a computer science degree. Adderall slightly helped cognition but not fatigue; antidepressants lifted mood but not other symptoms. He doubted he had CFS because exercise caused no lasting worsening.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- adderall · Helped
The adderall seems to help a bit with the cognitive difficulties, but not near to the point on where I was before the onset of the symptoms and does nothing to help with fatigue
In context ↗ - antidepressants · Helped
The GP tried to put me on a couple of different antidepressants which did little to alleviate any of the symptoms did enhance my mood a bit
In context ↗ - lifting weights and stationary bike cardio · No change
I do not notice any significant change in anything else.
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| Summer 2016 | gastrointestinal episode after eating a hamburger; appetite lost, then symptoms beganthese symptoms developed in the Summer of 16' in which it started off by me eating a hamburger from a local restaurantIn context ↗ | Mild |
| late 2016 | lightheadedness became constant and fatigue increased; eye floaters and flashes appearedeventually the lightheaded feeling was constant despite being up or laying down. I then began to feel much more fatigued then normalIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2020-01-23 | symptoms unchanged; still teaching and studying, adderall helping cognition onlyThis is currently where I sit now with these symptomsIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsPOTS & dysautonomiaSleep problemsVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
brain fog/lightheadedness(constant)
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
the lightheaded feeling would subside completely when I would lay down
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
shortness of breath which isn't severe at all
In context ↗ - Vision problems
multitude of eye floaters developed out of nowhere/flashes of light in vision
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I lost my appetite completely for a minimum of two weeks
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
did enhance my mood a bit since I have been down since I have developed these symptoms
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
fatigue(moderate regardless of the amount I sleep)
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