ME/CFS
Outcome unclearNeeds ongoing treatment
Brain fog and memory problems with ME/CFS, tried cognitive practice and paroxetine
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
if my cfs went into spiral
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Summary
A Reddit user with CFS described brain fog, memory and thinking problems that worsened whenever their CFS flared. They trained their brain with regular cognitive practice, which they said helped maintain most skills, though memory stayed poor. They took paroxetine for a while; it helped the depression but brought a personality shift they disliked, so they stopped it and their brain function improved a lot.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- balanced mental learning schedule · Helped
So far its helped maintain most of my skills i still lose parts and memory sucks but its helped me so far.
In context ↗ - paroxatin · Worse
i was on paroxatin for awhile and that really screwed my brain, helped the depression but then started to get weid sense of personality and brain shift
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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 |
|---|---|
| — | CFS with brain fog and memory problems that worsen when CFS flaresnoticing brain fog, memory recolection and active thinking reduced if my cfs went into spiralIn context ↗ |
| 2024-08-31 | brain function improved a lot after stopping paroxetine; maintains cognitive skills with regular mental practicedroped it and noticed brain function improved alotIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Paroxetine (Paxil)“i was on paroxatin for awhile and that really screwed my brain, helped the depression but then started to get weid sense of personality and brain shift that ididnt like” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
brain fog, memory recolection and active thinking reduced
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
helped the depression
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