ME/CFS
Moderate → no benefitIll for 5 years
Housebound with ME/CFS for a year, no improvement; napping eases symptoms
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 5 years
- Last post
- May 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
4 years Mild and I've now been housebound for a year.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I've now been housebound for a year.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
4 years Mild and I've now been housebound for a year.
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Summary
Spruce 71328 wrote that they had ME/CFS for four years at a mild level before becoming housebound for a year, as of May 2024. They said napping relieves their symptoms and helps when facial pain and headaches hit, though specialists told them to rest rather than sleep. They named no trigger or cause.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- napping · Helped
It helps relieve symptoms for me, so when I get facial pain and headaches and sometimes I don't have a choice but to nap.
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| onset | ME/CFS began, mild for four yearsExactly what happened to me, 4 years MildIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023 | became housebound after four years of mild illnessI've now been housebound for a yearIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2024-05-16 | still housebound a year on | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
when I get facial pain and headaches
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