Almost bedridden with ME/CFS, now much better, crediting ozone, though worsening again
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I was diagnosed with CFS/ME
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I was almost bedridden, no restful sleep, always waking up tired with pain all over
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I have greatly improved from not being able to get up from bed or having a walk to do a part-time field sales job and start exercising.
In context ↗ - Began after: another virus
I catched a virus, along with some fever, sore throat and tiredness when I was 19.
In context ↗
Read from 22 of their posts and comments; links to the 12 this page draws on
Summary
An Italian person fell ill at 19 with a virus, fever and sore throat and over years developed chronic sore throat, PEM, poor concentration and limb weakness, becoming almost bedridden. After a CFS diagnosis in December 2022 they began ozone autohemotherapy, diet, meditation and pacing, crediting ozone most. They improved to part-time field sales work and exercise with bad days still, and by September 2025 said they were getting worse again.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · No change
took antibiotics on my GP’s prescription, but did not help
In context ↗ - Ibuprofen · Helped
no therapy helped, but Ibuprofen for sore throat
In context ↗ - ozone therapy (autohemotherapy) · Helped a lot
It helped for almost bedridden to very mild.
In context ↗ - probiotics · No change
I tried countless supplements from multivitamins, probiotics, herbal compounds, lauric acid, etc. ... Most of them did not have an evident positive impact.
In context ↗ - low sugar high protein diet · Helped
the first part was thanks to diet and ozone therapy as advised by my doctor
In context ↗ - Meditation · Helped
Ozonetherapy, diet, exercise, meditation and positive mindset
In context ↗ - mental work and positive mindset · Helped
In my case ozonetherapy, mental work and discipline, diet and exercise helped.
In context ↗ - Pacing · Helped
Pacing as of now it’s the most effective
In context ↗ - Rest · Helped
Ozonetherapy ... Rest ... Low sugar high protein diet
In context ↗ - exercise · Helped
This allowed me to start exercising and gradually do more stuff.
In context ↗ - weed · Helped
also weed to some extent, but it has its disadvantages
In context ↗ - detox protocols · Helped
detox protocols have shown some positive effects on me
In context ↗
Approaches: CBT & mindset · Alternative therapies · Diet · Mind-body practices · Pacing · Physiotherapy and rehab · Radical rest
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. 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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| age 19 | viral illness with fever, sore throat and tirednessI catched a virus, along with some fever, sore throat and tiredness when I was 19.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2022 | almost bedridden, unable to focus for more than an hour a dayI was almost bedridden, no restful sleep, always waking up tired with pain all overIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2024-05 | regained enough to work part-time in field sales and start exercisingI have greatly improved from not being able to get up from bed or having a walk to do a part-time field sales job and start exercising.In context ↗ | Mild | Ozone therapy and EBOO |
| 2025-09-17 | getting worse again after a long period of improvementI was lucky to get much better, now it’s getting worse again but I have better weapons.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
chronic sore throat, increasing fatigue, PEM
In context ↗ - Brain fog
increasing concentration problems
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
weakness of legs and arms
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
bad chronic sore throat, swell lymph nodes
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
no restful sleep, always waking up tired
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
racing heart after little exertion
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I used to be very anxious about symptoms
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