Brain fog and fatigue with ME/CFS, somewhat better with ketogenic diet, less screen time
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Jan 2022
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Also have mild post viral syndrome from an illness for 6 months
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Also have mild post viral syndrome from an illness for 6 months ... It got really bad for the four months.
- Now: Somewhat better
Not back to normal yet but almost there
In context ↗ - Began after: another virus
Started after a stomach virus in July.
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Glade 23304 developed fatigue and brain fog after a stomach virus in July; the illness was really bad for four months. From early January 2022 they credited a ketogenic diet, semen retention and less screen time with improvement, and managed a five-day ski trip with only mild fog. They said they were almost but not back to normal, and still worse in the mornings.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- keto diet · Helped
Yes my symptoms have def improved did a 5 day ski trip and didn’t crash that badly just a little fog on my way to recovering
In context ↗ - tons of supplements · Helped
I’ve been doing tons of supplements as well as keto diet and I already feel improved
In context ↗ - no fap/semen retention · Helped
I also watched way too much porn. So I quit both of those things and on keto. Not back to normal yet but almost there
In context ↗ - limiting screen time before bed · Helped
Also do semen retention and limit screen time
In context ↗ - alternating between cold and hot showeres · Helped
I’m also alternating between cold and hot showeres and doing semen retention I feel optimistic about being fully recovered soon
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Diet
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. The chart starts 6 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | stomach virus; fatigue and brain fog beganStarted after a stomach virus in July.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| first four months | illness really bad for four monthsIt got really bad for the four months.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2022-01-14 | started keto, semen retention, less screen time; five-day ski trip with only mild fogBeen doing keto for 10 days and no fap/semen retention December 22nd ... Just went skiing for five days in a row with fam and didn’t crash too badly just a little fogIn context ↗ | Mild | Keto and low-carb diets |
| 2022-01-21 | still recovering, worse in the morningsSame I’m recovering but I def feel worse in morningsIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I just have fatigue and brain fog.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
didn’t crash too badly just a little fog
In context ↗
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