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Condition not stated Severe → no benefitIll for 1 week

Unable to move, burning arms and constant sleeping, supplements no help

Condition
Condition not stated
At worst
Severe (mostly bedbound)
Ill for
1 week
Last post
Sep 2025
In their words
  • Condition: Condition not statedI’ve always been curious about if I have cfs or not. In context ↗
  • At worst: SevereI’m only 23 and am struggling to get out of bed. In context ↗
  • Now: No benefitI have done nothing but sleep and sleep and sleep. And yet I do not feel healed or rested. In context ↗
  • Began after: stress or burnoutI moved my entire house to a different apartment with my s/o. I had an anxiety attack that night and since then I have been unable to move basically.
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Summary

Alpine 22732, a 23-year-old man, writes that after moving apartment and having an anxiety attack he became unable to move, with legs like concrete, arms burning when held up, constant sleeping without feeling rested and breathlessness on the stairs. He was on day four and had taken many supplements and electrolytes with no effect. He had felt tired most of his life and had diagnoses of depression, panic disorder, anxiety, BPD and OCD.

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What they tried

Also tried

supplements· No changeelectrolytes· No change
Their words about each treatment
  • supplements · No changeI’ve already bought every supplement imaginable and have been taking those on top of electrolytes but nothing. In context ↗
  • electrolytes · No changetaking those on top of electrolytes but nothing In context ↗

Their path

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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.

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WhenWhat happenedWhere they were
2025-09-19Moved apartment, had an anxiety attack, then could not moveI had an anxiety attack that night and since then I have been unable to move basically. In context ↗Severe
2025-09-22Day 4, still bedbound and sleeping constantlyI have done nothing but sleep and sleep and sleep. And yet I do not feel healed or rested. In context ↗Severe

Symptoms mentioned

Their words about their symptoms
  • Post-exertional malaiseIt can’t just be normal over exertion as I should have showed some recovery by now. In context ↗
  • Muscle weaknessmy legs feel like concrete my arms burn when held up for more than 30 seconds In context ↗
  • Sleep problemsI have done nothing but sleep and sleep and sleep. And yet I do not feel healed or rested. In context ↗
  • BreathlessnessGoing downstairs to get a drink and come back up has me out of breath In context ↗
  • Anxiety & low moodI am diagnosed with Major depressive disorder, Panic attack disorder, generalized anxiety disorder In context ↗

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