Tired for a year with ME/CFS, now recovered after Phenergan helped sleep
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I was tired for about a year. Maybe more.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I really feel like I got my life back.
In context ↗
Summary
Tired for about a year, sleeping ten hours and still exhausted, with trouble falling and staying asleep. Blood tests and a sleep apnoea test found nothing, and a doctor warned the cause was unlikely to be found. Phenergan ended up working to help sleep after an initial period of still feeling tired the next day; they then slept well and had energy through the day, saying they felt they had got their life back.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Phenergan · Helped a lot
What ended up working was Phenergan.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines
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 12 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | fatigue began, unrefreshing sleepI was tired for about a year. Maybe more.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2023-12-23 | slept well and had energy all day after PhenerganWhat ended up working was Phenergan.In context ↗ | Recovered |
| 2023-12-25 | sleeping like a baby, full of energy, feels life is backI really feel like I got my life back.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I would sometimes sleep 10 hours and still be dead tired. I had trouble both falling and staying asleep.
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