ME/CFS
Outcome unclearNeeds ongoing treatment
ME/CFS with terrible brain fog and exhaustion, modafinil essential to work, CPAP used
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2021
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I am exhausted and in a terrible brain fog
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Modafinil has been absolutely essential for me to work.
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Summary
A person with ME/CFS said modafinil was absolutely essential for them to work and they were grateful to have found it. They also used a CPAP. If the CPAP mask was not sealing correctly or they did not take modafinil, they became exhausted and had terrible brain fog. They could not tolerate normal stimulant-type medications.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Modafinil · Helped
Modafinil has been absolutely essential for me to work.
In context ↗ - CPAP · Helped
if my CPAP mask isn't sealing right ... I am exhausted and in a terrible brain fog
In context ↗ - normal stimulant type medications · Worse
I cannot tolerate normal stimulant type medications
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Adverse events
- Stimulants (unspecified)“I cannot tolerate normal stimulant type medications.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
if I don't take modafinil I am exhausted and in a terrible brain fog.
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