ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
Lifelong exhaustion with ME/CFS, still exhausted; iron gave no benefit
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Fatigued but not depressed
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I'm a stay-at-home mom with minimal stress ... enrolled in a fantastic university, chipping away at my graduate degree one class at a time
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I've felt this way for as long as I can remember, but recently, it's become unbearable
In context ↗ - Began after: nothing they could name
I've felt this way for as long as I can remember
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Anxiety & low mood
I know I'm not depressed!
- Says they never had: Sleep problems
I sleep well at night without any interruptions
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Summary
Stay-at-home mother and RN described lifelong exhaustion, chronically low blood pressure and iron levels never in the normal range, though she slept well and was not anaemic. She had felt that way as long as she could remember but recently found it unbearable, and said she was not depressed. An iron supplement she started herself did not work, and she was reluctant about her doctor's suggestion of antidepressants though willing to try anything. She was still exhausted at her latest post.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- iron supplement · No change
started taking an iron supplement, but it's honestly not working
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | longstanding constant fatigueI've felt this way for as long as I can rememberIn context ↗ | Mild |
| recently | fatigue became unbearablerecently, it's become unbearableIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-07-20 | still exhausted, iron supplement no helpI'm just so tired of feeling exhausted all the timeIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I have chronically low blood pressure
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