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Mild → no benefitIll for 3 years
Three years of fatigue, brain fog and leg pain; CPAP brought no improvement
- Condition
- Condition not stated
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 3 years
- Last post
- Feb 2023
In their words
- Condition: Condition not stated
I am not diagnosed with CFS.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
My exhaustion is so bad that I have a very hard time even working part time.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
my fatigue got tremendously worse and has been that way since
In context ↗ - Began after: nothing they could name
My issues started a little over 3 years ago. I started experiencing EXTREME anxiety and panic attacks.
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Summary
Not diagnosed with CFS, the user described three years of illness starting with extreme anxiety and panic attacks and fatigue that dominated after family losses and a breakup in January 2022. A COVID-negative febrile illness in June 2022 made the exhaustion far worse, with constant leg pain, brain fog, unrefreshing sleep and dizziness on standing. Mild sleep apnoea was found, but two weeks of CPAP brought no improvement.
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Their words about each treatment
- cpap · No change
I have been on a cpap now for a little over 2 weeks with no improvement.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| a little over 3 years ago | extreme anxiety and panic attacks began; unable to hold a jobMy issues started a little over 3 years ago. I started experiencing EXTREME anxiety and panic attacks.In context ↗ | Mild |
| January of 2022 | fatigue became a major issue after life events; brain fog after eating and exercisingThis is when my fatigue started really becoming an issue.In context ↗ | Mild |
| June of 2022 | feverish illness, COVID negative; fatigue much worse sinceWell after getting sick my fatigue got tremendously worse and has been that way sinceIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-02-18 | still exhausted, working part-time in a restaurantI currently work part time (32hrs a week) and I don’t really notice a correlation from time at work and the severity of my fatigue.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problemsTemperature regulation
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I started experiencing EXTREME anxiety and panic attacks.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
It started with bad mental fogginess after eating and exercising.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I could easily sleep for 12 hours and it would take quite a few hours after waking up to feel like a human being.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
the leg pain is pretty constant
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
pins and needles in feet when I step out of bed
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
heart races and I feel faint when I stand up, especially when anxious.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
a couple of days afterward my fatigue was so bad that I couldn’t do anything but lay there for the whole day
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
cold fingertips and toes
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