ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS with low blood pressure and syncope, tried ketogenic meals and nicotine patches
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2025
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Summary
A person with ME/CFS listed what had helped their illness: a temporary ketogenic state from meals or fasting, electrolytes, malic acid, D-ribose and low-dose vitamin C spread through the day. The vitamin C took weeks to work but reduced their low blood pressure and syncope, and nicotine patches helped at the right dose, though they caused a skin reaction.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- A keto state · Helped
I can't afford a ketogenic diet right now full time, but I am still keto adapted, and moving into that state temporarily with the correct meals or fasting helps.
In context ↗ - Electrolytes · Helped
it helps even when you are not in a keto state
In context ↗ - Malic acid · Helped
This is often promoted with magnesium, and I have not had great results with the combination
In context ↗ - Magnesium · Not said
although I do take magnesium as well as malic acid
In context ↗ - D-ribose · Helped
Expensive but effective.
In context ↗ - Low doses of vitamin C · Helped
doing it changed things, including reducing my low blood pressure and syncope
In context ↗ - Nicotine · Helped
I discovered that nicotine harm reduction administration methods of nicotine consilumption could help, at least when the dose was right.
In context ↗ - Antihistamine skin spray · Helped
you can control it with an antihistamine skin spray (I generally react poorly to antihistamines, but the spray is okay, so long as you don't breathe it in)
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Adverse events
- Nicotine patches“If you develop a skin reaction (like me) you can control it with an antihistamine skin spray” In context ↗ Side effects
- H1 antihistamines (unspecified)“I generally react poorly to antihistamines, but the spray is okay, so long as you don't breathe it in” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
reducing my low blood pressure and syncope
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