ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS concentration trouble and painful payback after caffeine, trying protein meals
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2020
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
The lack of thinking and concentrating ability is truly terrible isn’t it.
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Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user on r/cfs described trouble thinking and concentrating and a painful payback after using caffeine for a short burst of energy when they needed to push themselves. They passed time with audiobooks and nature sounds, found protein-rich meals energising when they limited simple carbs but needed carbs to get through a crash, and added juice and a pinch of salt to their drinks. They described only small everyday measures.
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What they tried
Also tried
protein rich meals, limiting simple carbs· Helpedjuice in drinks and a tiny pinch of salt· Helpedcaffeine· WorseHeat therapy (heating pads, heat packs)· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- caffeine · Worse
I get this effect with caffeine but only for half an hour. I call it false energy as there’s always a payback and it’s usually painful but I still use it occasionally when I need to push myself.
In context ↗ - protein rich meals, limiting simple carbs · Helped
I find protein rich meals much more energising especially if I limit simple carbs.
In context ↗ - juice in drinks and a tiny pinch of salt · Helped
Also adding a tiny pinch of salt in each drink helps a little.
In context ↗ - Heat therapy (heating pads, heat packs) · Not said
just don’t fall asleep with them on high as you wake up feeling very sick
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Adverse events
- Caffeine and coffee“there’s always a payback and it’s usually painful” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Heat therapy (heating pads, heat packs)“just don’t fall asleep with them on high as you wake up feeling very sick” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
The lack of thinking and concentrating ability is truly terrible isn’t it.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
If I’ve crashed though I find I need mainly carbs to get me through it.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
there’s always a payback and it’s usually painful
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