ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
ME/CFS fatigue and PEM from deep breathing, no benefit from Prozac or Abilify
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2023
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I can’t do deep breathing either, it triggers PEM
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
the first day I took the higher dose I had to leave work because I could not stay awake
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I can’t do deep breathing either, it triggers PEM
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Summary
Quail 16342 wrote in r/cfs that they became ill and their doctor told them they were depressed; Prozac and Abilify worsened their fatigue, and the first day on a higher Abilify dose they had to leave work because they could not stay awake, and stopping it lessened their symptoms. They get PEM from deep breathing, and suggested light-filtering screen covers, yellow glasses and audiobooks for screen intolerance.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- Prozac · Worse
they put me on Prozac and Abilify and the fatigue became worse
In context ↗ - Abilify · Worse
it was definitely the Abilify making it worse
In context ↗ - yellow colored glasses · Helped
I got a pair of yellow colored glasses and those helped
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | became ill; doctor said they were depressed and sent them to a psychiatristWhen I first became ill and my doctor couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me she told me that I was depressedIn context ↗ | Mild |
| — | fatigue worse on Prozac and Abilify; left work after the Abilify dose was raisedthey put me on Prozac and Abilify and the fatigue became worseIn context ↗ | Mild |
| — | stopping Abilify lessened symptom severityStopping the Abilify lessened the severity of my symptomsIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-10-09 | still gets PEM from deep breathing; manages screen intolerance with filters, yellow glasses and audiobooksI can’t do deep breathing either, it triggers PEMIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Low-dose Abilify / aripiprazole“the fatigue became worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Low-dose Abilify / aripiprazole“the first day I took the higher dose I had to leave work because I could not stay awake.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I can’t do deep breathing either, it triggers PEM
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
I had the same problem and found out they make light filtering screen covers for cell phones and tablets
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