ME/CFS and POTS with a hellish first trimester, much better after pregnancy
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
r/cfs ... my everyday life with my chronic illness flare ups
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I’m 1 month postpartum and still feel a million times better than before I was pregnant.
In context ↗
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Summary
A Reddit user with chronic illness and POTS, on metoprolol, described chronic-illness flare-ups before pregnancy. Their first trimester was hell, but from the second their POTS went into almost full remission and other conditions stabilised. They delivered by caesarean under general anaesthesia on 29 April 2025 and had postpartum preeclampsia. A month on they still felt far better than before pregnancy, though they feared a coming flare.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- metoprolol · Not said
I am on metoprolol as well.
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | Living with ME/CFS and POTS and regular flare-ups before pregnancyI felt better pregnant than I do in my everyday life with my chronic illness flare upsIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| first trimester of pregnancy | First trimester of pregnancy was hellthe first trimester was HELLIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| second trimester of pregnancy | POTS went into almost full remission and other symptoms stabilised during pregnancymy POTS had gone into an ALMOST full blown remission for the remainder of my pregnancyIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-06-01 | One month after delivery she still felt far better than before pregnancy, on metoprolol, and feared a coming flareI’m 1 month postpartum and still feel a million times better than before I was pregnantIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
my POTS had gone into an ALMOST full blown remission for the remainder of my pregnancy
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
the pain was more intense for me at times
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I’m so anxious waiting for the first flare up to drive me into the ground
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