ME/CFS
Mild → no benefitIll for 6 months
Brain fog, headaches and throat pain with ME/CFS, no improvement after brain retraining
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 6 months
- Last post
- Feb 2026
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I’m still able to do a bit of studying each day and walk around 3–5k steps, as long as I don’t do much else.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I feel like my symptoms have gotten slightly worse since I started brain retraining / meditation.
In context ↗ - Began after: another virus
After a cold about six months ago, I started developing symptoms.
In context ↗
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Summary
Six months before writing, a cold was followed by headaches, brain fog, a flu-like feeling and throat pain. They could still study a little each day and walk 3–5k steps as long as they didn't do much else, and physical activity increased discomfort. They asked whether to pause university for recovery, and felt their symptoms had become slightly worse since starting brain retraining and meditation.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- brain retraining · Worse
I feel like my symptoms have gotten slightly worse since I started brain retraining / meditation
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| about six months before 2026-02-09 | cold followed by headaches, brain fog, flu-like feeling and throat painAfter a cold about six months ago, I started developing symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-02-09 | able to study a little and walk 3–5k steps a day; symptoms slightly worse since starting brain retraining / meditationI’m still able to do a bit of studying each day and walk around 3–5k steps, as long as I don’t do much else.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Brain retraining programs (DNRS, Gupta, ANS Rewire, Primal Trust)“I feel like my symptoms have gotten slightly worse since I started brain retraining / meditation.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
My symptoms mainly fluctuate between headaches, brain fog
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
a flu-like feeling (mainly at this point), and throat pain
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
Especially physical activity increases discomfort.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
it helped me a lot anxiety-wise
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