ME/CFS
Moderate → no benefit
ME/CFS fog since teens, still very foggy, no improvement after escitalopram and Wellbutrin
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
most of the symptoms I have been struggling immensely with since my mid teens are CFS related
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
dropping out of school because my brain stopped functioning and I couldn't deal with the anxiety anymore
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
it wasn't enough for me, and I was stuck in therapy, still had no concentration or energy, so I stopped taking them
In context ↗ - Began after: nothing they could name
most of the symptoms I have been struggling immensely with since my mid teens are CFS related
In context ↗
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Summary
Gull 62918 has had CFS symptoms since their mid teens, which they long attributed to depression. Diagnosed with depression years ago, they took escitalopram and Wellbutrin, which left them a little less anxious and dissociative but did not restore concentration or energy, so they stopped. They dropped out of school as their brain stopped functioning and remain very foggy, with no friends or hobbies.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- escitalopram · Helped
Was on escitalopram and wellbutrin, they helped a little.
In context ↗ - therapy · Not said
I was stuck in therapy, still had no concentration or energy
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| mid teens | CFS symptoms began in mid teensmost of the symptoms I have been struggling immensely with since my mid teens are CFS relatedIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2024-03-26 | still very foggy, no concentration or energyI am very foggy right nowIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I am very foggy right now
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I couldn't deal with the anxiety anymore
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
no more brain zaps or anxiety induced body flashes
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