ME/CFS fatigue, brain fog and depression improved with Xufaxan, then relapsed
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2019
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
at least a good portion of my fatigue, brain fog & depression is actually related to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
Unfortunately for me, it didn't last long.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user wrote that Xufaxan 550 mg three times a day for two weeks, taken with probiotics, quadrupled their energy within four days and lifted their depression, suggesting part of their fatigue, brain fog and depression came from small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. The benefit did not last long.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Xufaxan · Helped a lot
It quadroupled my energy in four days!!!! It was amazing. I felt great & my depresdion lifted.
In context ↗ - probiotics · Not said
taken with probiotics
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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | ill with ME/CFS, fatigue, brain fog and depressionat least a good portion of my fatigue, brain fog & depression is actually related to small intestinal bacterial overgrowthIn context ↗ | |
| 2019-03-14 | energy quadrupled and depression lifted four days into XifaxanIt quadroupled my energy in four days!!!! ... I felt great & my depresdion lifted.In context ↗ | Rifaximin / Xifaxan |
| 2019-03-14 | the benefit from Xifaxan did not lastUnfortunately for me, it didn't last long.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
my fatigue, brain fog & depression
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my depresdion lifted
In context ↗
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