ME/CFS
Outcome unclearNeeds ongoing treatment
ME/CFS tiredness, tried amitriptyline for sleep then Emgality for migraines
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I usually notice it when I start to feel disinterested in everything. Then I can remind myself that I must just be too tired
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Summary
A Reddit user in r/cfs described tiredness, which they distinguish from depression. They took amitriptyline from high school for headaches and sleep, never above 50 mg, and it stopped helping sleep. After a migraine diagnosis about 20 years later they improved greatly on Emgality and rizatriptan, but cutting amitriptyline brought migraines back. They also treated long-standing dandruff with co-washing and tea tree oil.
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What they tried
Also tried
Emgality· Helped a lotrizatriptan· Helped a lottea tree oil· Helpedcowashing and mild shampoo· HelpedAmitriptyline (Elavil)· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- tea tree oil · Helped
I started cowashing my hair and using tea tree oil. The dandruff vanished.
In context ↗ - cowashing and mild shampoo · Helped
Being gentler with my hair and scalp is what finally kept it under control.
In context ↗ - Emgality · Helped a lot
got Emgality and rizatriptan. Incredible difference!
In context ↗ - Amitriptyline (Elavil) · Not said
Couldn't go higher than 50 mg because anything else made me sleep half the day, and groggy for the rest.
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Adverse events
- “the more I treated the fungus with medicated shampoos, the more it over-dried my scalp, which resulted in excess oil production.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Amitriptyline (Elavil)“Couldn't go higher than 50 mg because anything else made me sleep half the day, and groggy for the rest.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
I finally got diagnosed with migraines
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I started it in high school for headaches and sleeping ... it stopped helping me sleep
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