ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
Mild ME/CFS with six- to eight-month crashes, no improvement
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I have a continuous cycle where I'm doing better for a few months and start making plans for myself, then crash for six to eight months and can only do the basics.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Me, I'm mild, but nothing helps and I get no where with Doctors.
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
A person with mild ME/CFS who cycles between a few better months of making plans and crashes of six to eight months when they can only do the basics. They also described IH and a CPAP that did nothing for them. Brain fog was helped by high-potassium foods and V8, and strong methylated cough drops helped only as long as they lasted. By April 2025 they said nothing helped and doctors got them nowhere.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- CPAP · No change
I have IH and have a CPAP that does nothing for me too.
In context ↗ - potassium intake · Helped
potassium intake helps with brain fog
In context ↗ - V8 (high sodium) · Helped
really bad brain fog/hangover like symptoms went away after I had three 12 oz cans of V8, which is a ridiculous amount of sodium
In context ↗ - methylated cough drops · Helped
Strong methylated cough drops help, but only as long as they last.
In context ↗
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | Living with mild ME/CFS in a cycle of short remissions and long crashesI occasionally have mini remissions where I have some energy and start making plans--then I crash for six months with even less energy than my normal base.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-03-29 | doing better for a few months and making plansI have a continuous cycle where I'm doing better for a few months and start making plans for myselfIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-03-29 | crash for six to eight months, could only do the basicsthen crash for six to eight months and can only do the basicsIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-04-09 | still mildly ill, doctors got them nowhereMe, I'm mild, but nothing helps and I get no where with Doctors.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
potassium intake helps with brain fog
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I have IH and have a CPAP that does nothing for me too.
In context ↗