Crippling fatigue and dizziness, a little better after hypnotherapy but still tired
- Condition
- Condition not stated
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Sep 2026
In their words
- Condition: Condition not stated
I got it mainly from multiple gut flus in a short time frame during a stressful period.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
shortness of breath with just doing random stuff around the house, ofcourse the crippling fatigue en weird muscle aches everywhere ... Still can't do any exercise without crashing for days
- Now: Somewhat better
last week i had a hypnotherapy session and after that i felt so much more relaxed. Like night and day!! ... the following days i felt like a could do a little more before getting super tired. Then after like 4 days i tried to work out and ofcourse..crashed.
In context ↗ - Began after: another virus
I got it mainly from multiple gut flus in a short time frame during a stressful period.
In context ↗
Summary
A 35-year-old man in the Netherlands became ill 1.5 years ago after three stomach flus in two months during a stressful period, with crippling fatigue, gut problems, breathlessness, muscle aches, a racing heart and dizziness. Blood work was normal and supplements did nothing. A hypnotherapy session left him much more relaxed and able to do a little more, but a workout caused a crash; he remained tired, dizzy and unable to exercise.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- supplements · No change
Tried every supplement under the sun without succes.
In context ↗ - meditating/breathwork · Helped
started meditating/breathwork at night starting at 19:00/20:00 and while wearing a ECG holter they noticed that my heart rate dropped to 48 during those "sessions"!!
In context ↗ - coffee · Not said
Also i was drinking a ton of coffee to fight of the fatigue (stupid, i know).
In context ↗ - hypnotherapy · Helped
last week i had a hypnotherapy session and after that i felt so much more relaxed. Like night and day!!
In context ↗ - acu puncture · Not said
I'm currently trying hypnotherapy and acu puncture.
In context ↗ - work out · Much worse
then after like 4 days i tried to work out and ofcourse..crashed.
In context ↗
Approaches: CBT & mindset
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. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| about 1.5 years before September 2026 | Illness began after repeated stomach flus during a stressful periodMy symptoms started after 3 insane stomach flus in like 2 months during a stressful period.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| during the first year | Symptoms at their worst while stressed and going in and out of the ERIn the moments/weeks/months when i was stressed out about the symptoms and was going in and out of the ER etc, my symptoms were also off the charts.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| early September 2026 | Much more relaxed and able to do a little more after a hypnotherapy sessionthe following days i felt like a could do a little more before getting super tiredIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| September 2026 | Crashed after trying to work outThen after like 4 days i tried to work out and ofcourse..crashed.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2026-09-12 | Still tired all the time, dizzy, gut a mess, cannot exercise without crashingI still felt super tired like all the time, dizzy, my gut is still a mess. Still can't do any exercise without crashing for days.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
Still can't do any exercise without crashing for days.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
My gut has been a mess ever since
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I still felt super tired like all the time, dizzy
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
heart racing with the simplest of things(pots like symptoms)
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
shortness of breath with just doing random stuff around the house
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
weird muscle aches everywhere
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