ME/CFS
Relapsed
ME/CFS with brain fog for years; seven-day lift then relapse; poetry helps sleep
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
my chronic fatigue, brain fog, and treatment-resistant depression unexpectedly went into remission for seven days
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
unexpectedly went into remission for seven days. Even though I haven’t been able to determine why it happened or how to make it happen again
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Alpine 39582 has had chronic fatigue, brain fog and treatment-resistant depression for several years, and describes being too unhealthy to have interesting experiences. Years ago the illness lifted for seven days with no known cause; they have not repeated it but count it as proof recovery is possible. Home dumbbell sessions eased self-loathing without raising energy, and reciting poetry with slow breathing helps sleepless nights.
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What they tried
Also tried
Reciting poetry while breathing slowly· HelpedLiving on the opposite sleep schedule from the rest of the house· HelpedCannabis· HelpedMeditation· No changePsychiatrists· No changeLifting dumbbells at home· No change
Their words about each treatment
- Meditation · No change
I've tried it countless times and thought it didn't help me because of a psychological or spiritual defect.
In context ↗ - Psychiatrists · No change
Psychiatrists have never helped me, even the understanding ones.
In context ↗ - Lifting dumbbells at home · No change
I did it for a couple years ... Strangely, it didn't make me feel stronger or increase my energy levels.
In context ↗ - Reciting poetry while breathing slowly · Helped
I’ve developed a technique that makes insomniac nights less hellish: I silently recite poetry while breathing slowly ... Occasionally, it even puts me to sleep.
In context ↗ - Living on the opposite sleep schedule from the rest of the house · Helped
I started living on the opposite schedule from the rest of the house ... The quiet and tranquility I gained from that were absolutely profound.
In context ↗ - Cannabis · Helped
Cannabis elevates part of my consciousness ... my thoughts and my reality become more interesting.
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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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| onset | onset of chronic fatigue, brain fog and treatment-resistant depressionWhenever my chronic fatigue is at its worst, I feel either grief, dread, rage, or some combination of them.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| several years before 2025 | seven-day remission of fatigue, brain fog and depression with no known causeunexpectedly went into remission for seven daysIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| — | remission ended and could not be repeatedEven though I haven’t been able to determine why it happened or how to make it happen againIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2026-08-26 | still ill; cannabis makes experiences more interestingThis can be a big deal when you’re too unhealthy to have interesting experiences.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
With brain fog, this takes considerable effort
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
makes insomniac nights less hellish
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my chronic fatigue, brain fog, and treatment-resistant depression
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