ME/CFS, unable to concentrate, lying down much of day; energy drinks helped then relapse
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- >3y
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I suffered from chronic fatigue for more than a few years
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
that's the only thing that help me to concentrate and not lie down all day
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I started drinking energy drinks six months ago and they changed my life ... it is very difficult for me to function without caffeine
In context ↗
Summary
After more than a few years of chronic fatigue that left them unable to concentrate and lying down much of the day, they started drinking energy drinks six months before their May 2025 post. They said these changed their life and were the only thing that helped them concentrate; coffee gave a weaker result. They still take an antidepressant that caffeine is contraindicated with and find it hard to function without it.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- energy drinks · Helped a lot
I started drinking energy drinks six months ago and they changed my life.
In context ↗ - coffee · Helped
after coffee I don't feel such a bright result as from energy drinks
In context ↗ - antidepressant · Not said
I am currently taking an antidepressant with which caffeine is contraindicated
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | chronic fatigue beganI suffered from chronic fatigue for more than a few yearsIn context ↗ | Severe |
| six months before May 2025 | started energy drinks, which changed their lifeI started drinking energy drinks six months ago and they changed my lifeIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-05-28 | still needs caffeine, hard to function without itit is very difficult for me to function without caffeineIn context ↗ | Severe |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
that's the only thing that help me to concentrate
In context ↗
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