Story
ME/CFS
Relapsed
Severe Independent (blog, forum, news)
Headaches & migrainePain & fibromyalgiaEffect faded relapsed
ME/CFS · Severe · Ill 7 years · forums.phoenixrising.me · Nov 2009
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ME/CFS
Severe → relapsedIll for 7 yearsBenefit faded or relapsed
? for those who feel "totally healthy" out of the blue
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 7 years
- Published
- Nov 2009
Summary
Was prescribed Xyrem as a sleep aid and had a severe adverse reaction -- a manic episode with hallucinations -- but says that once it resolved he "felt like a different person," with pain gone, energy up, and headaches eliminated. The improvement lasted only about three weeks before he "gradually relapsed completely." He is explicit that neither he nor his doctor understood the mechanism, speculating it involved the brain rather than a direct physiological fix.
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Headaches & migraine, Pain & fibromyalgia.