CFS fully recovered after guanfacine and NAC
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2023
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Fjord 12397 reported in July 2023 a full recovery after 1 mg guanfacine before bed and 500 mg NAC in the morning and at dinner. They credited the combination with changing their life and ending their CFS, without describing how long they had been ill, how severe they had been, or how quickly the change came.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- guanfacine · Helped a lot
1mg guanfacine before bed ... cured me
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped a lot
500 mg NAC morning, 500 mg NAC at dinner. ... cured me
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines · Supplements
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | had CFS | Not stated | |
| 2023-07-20 | reported full recovery on guanfacine and NACchanged my life. ... cured meIn context ↗ | Recovered | Guanfacine |
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