ME/CFS
Mild → no benefitIll for 6 months
Fatigue and brain fog worsening after mono, with ME/CFS symptoms
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 6 months
- Last post
- Mar 2018
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I have all of the CFS symptoms except I'd describe my pains as merely mild aches compared to what I read others are experiencing.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Today I'm having a good day and I feel 50% of my usual self.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I just pushed through it for a while, it was 3 months ago that it was absolutely clear to me that I really wasn't okay and it's gotten worse since.
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Summary
A Reddit user who had recovered from an episode of infectious mono developed fatigue, constant brain fog and mild aches about five months before February 2018, around September 2017. By February 2018 they had positive EBV early antigen levels, reported all the CFS symptoms and said things were getting worse. In March 2018, on a good day, they rated themselves 50% of their usual self and found that taking things slowly helped.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · Not said
after a few weeks and seeing three doctors who all prescribed antibiotics I was in such desperation I went to an ER
In context ↗ - taking everything very slow · Helped
I've taken everything very slow today (which I'm learning does help)
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| around September 2017 | fatigue and constant brain fog began, months after monoIt actually started around 5 months ago when I noticed I was getting tired early in the day and foggy constantlyIn context ↗ | Mild |
| February 2018 | clearly unwell and getting worse, feels like mono againit was 3 months ago that it was absolutely clear to me that I really wasn't okay and it's gotten worse sinceIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2018-03-16 | good day, felt 50% of usual self; taking things slowly helpedToday I'm having a good day and I feel 50% of my usual self.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I was getting tired early in the day and foggy constantly
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I'd describe my pains as merely mild aches compared to what I read others are experiencing
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
I've been feeling like I did when I had mono.
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