ME/CFS
Moderate → no benefitIll for 7 years
ME/CFS for nearly seven years with migraines, no change in condition described
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 7 years
- Last post
- Nov 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
My husband adopted him when I first got sick
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
It’s nearly 7 years later and he’s now with me 23 hours a day if I let him.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
We’ve been doing this for over a decade.
In context ↗
Summary
An r/cfs user who has been ill for nearly seven years, since about 2018. They get migraines, and for over a decade their routine has been a ten-piece McNugget combo with fries. They use phone-controlled Hue bulbs to dim the room, and a dog adopted when they first fell ill stays with them about 23 hours a day. No treatments or change in their condition are described.
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What they tried
Also tried
McDonald's sick meal (10-piece McNugget combo with fries and an Orange Hi-C)· HelpedHue bulbs· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Hue bulbs · Not said
We’ve been replacing lights with Hue bulbs whenever we can because then I can turn the lights off with my phone.
In context ↗ - McDonald's sick meal (10-piece McNugget combo with fries and an Orange Hi-C) · Helped
Why are McDonald’s fries so good for migraines?
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| onset | fell illMy husband adopted him when I first got sick and I’d said that I didn’t know whether I could help care for him.In context ↗ |
| 2025-11-10 | still ill, migraine routine in placeWhen I have a migraine, I can tell my husband I want a “sick meal” and it’s a 10-piece McNugget combo with fries and an Orange Hi-C.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
When I have a migraine, I can tell my husband I want a “sick meal”
In context ↗