Very severe ME/CFS, now mild and much better with homeopathy and functional medicine
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Oct 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I was very severe last year after EBV. You have a chance, please don't give up ... I'm at a mild level now.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I've improved a lot in the 18 months but still can't exercise or have much stress. ... I'm at a mild level now.
- Began after: glandular fever or EBV
contracted EBV this year from my ex, became ill with mono 6 months ago
- Says they never had: Brain fog
Never really brain fog
Read from 15 of their posts and comments; links to the 12 this page draws on
Summary
Badger 78790, a woman, fell ill with glandular fever/EBV in 2023, was very severe and unable to work, and was later diagnosed with chronic Lyme. Over 18 months she improved from severe to mild, able to socialise a little and take slow walks but not to work or exercise. She credits homeopathy and functional medicine with her improvement; a homeopathic doctor helped bring the EBV into remission, and palpitations, insomnia and anxiety remain.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- working with my body · Not said
I'm now working with my body instead of against it.
In context ↗ - therapy · Not said
I've started therapy and I'm trying to get a handle on the fear and anxiety.
In context ↗ - acupuncture · Not said
Did a lot of therapy and acupuncture in my early 20s to try heal
In context ↗ - EFT · Helped
I have been using EFT for not even a month and already see some hard conditioned fears and anxieties unravelling before me.
In context ↗ - functional medicine · Helped
I tried homeopathy and functional medicine. I’m at a mild level now.
In context ↗ - homeopathy (homeopathic doctor) · Helped a lot
I somehow managed to get EBV into remission with the help of a homeopathic doctor
In context ↗ - antiviral infusions · Not said
He uses nosodes to treat EBV and antiviral infusions.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies
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. The chart starts 3 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-07 | slow progress, working with her bodyI'm progressing it's just very slow.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2023-11-27 | slow improvement then a plateauI have been slowly slowly improving but kind of at a plateau now.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2024-10-18 | improved to a mild level over 18 monthsI tried homeopathy and functional medicine. I’m at a mild level now.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-10-20 | palpitations less intense, still not exercisingIt is improving on its own over time for sure, last year I couldn’t even socialise without having palpitations. Now the palpitations come when I am exerting or have stress.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I have the insomnia and then always expect I’ll crash the next day
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Yes I get the tremors, twitches and burning pains from Lyme.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Sore joints is the newest one for me
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
that combined with the extreme lifestyle change has made me become an anxious person
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
I still have my original mono symptoms but they’re just at a lessened extent
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
Physical exertion brings back my symptoms and that’s when I worry about CFS
In context ↗
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