Like a vegetable with ME/CFS, somewhat better after tapering antidepressants and Dexedrine
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Apr 2019
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I still have cfs, but I no longer feel like a zombie
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
it was contributing to my fatigue and brain fog by miles! I still have cfs, but I no longer feel like a zombie
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
After three years of antidepressants that were repeatedly switched and did nothing, this person with CFS became so bad they felt like a vegetable, mentally and physically. Tapering off the antidepressants greatly reduced their fatigue and brain fog, and they no longer feel like a zombie, though they still have CFS. Dexedrine helped far more than antidepressants ever did, and digestive enzymes helped their digestive issues.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- antidepressants · Worse
it was contributing to my fatigue and brain fog by miles!
In context ↗ - digestive enzymes · Helped
I also use digestive enzymes and they seem to have helped any digestive issues I had
In context ↗ - Dexedrine · Helped
I use Dexedrine and it helps far more than antidepressants ever did.
In context ↗
Approaches: Stimulants
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | became so bad they felt like a vegetable, mentally and physicallyThen I got so bad to the point where I felt like a vegetable both mentally and physicallyIn context ↗ | |
| 3 y | tapered off antidepressants after three years; fatigue and brain fog greatly improvedtapered off ... it was contributing to my fatigue and brain fog by miles!In context ↗ | Antidepressants (unspecified) |
| 2019-04-12 | still has CFS but no longer feels like a zombie; Dexedrine helpsI still have cfs, but I no longer feel like a zombie.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“it was contributing to my fatigue and brain fog by miles!” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
it was contributing to my fatigue and brain fog by miles!
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I too have mild sleep apnea
In context ↗ - Gut problems
they seem to have helped any digestive issues I had
In context ↗
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