Unable to work with ME/CFS, now somewhat better after magnesium and St John's wort
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Feb 2024
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
I could not work anymore. I could not consume any caffeine. I could not eat again.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
In December 2023 I started a 6 week John’s wort healing procedure, which helped a lot with my anxiety.
In context ↗ - Began after: another virus
In December 2020 I was sick again - looked like covid but my test (it was a covid blood test, one of the first ones, so I do not know about it) was negative.
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Summary
Pond 70118 fell ill in 2020 after a sore throat and a covid-like illness, with extreme tiredness and crawling/numb sensations in hands and feet; nausea, panic attacks and anxiety began at the end of 2022. They lost over 10kg. Magnesium injections in early 2023 helped them eat a bit again, and St John's wort in December 2023 helped a lot with anxiety. By autumn 2023 they could not work anymore, and in early 2024 were on a liver detox with NAC and milk thistle.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Magnesium · Not said
I was recommended to take Magnesium And B-complex daily.
In context ↗ - adaptogens (Maca, Rhodiola Rosea, Moringa) · Not said
I was using adaptogens daily. Either Maca or Rhodiola Rosea, and at the end of 2022 it was Moringa.
In context ↗ - iron · Not said
I was prescribed iron, Magnesium And B injections.
In context ↗ - Magnesium injections · Helped
Those Magnesium injections really helped me. I started to eat a bit again And felt slightly better, not healed though.
In context ↗ - B injections · Worse
together with B it was too much for me, so I had only the Magnesium applied
In context ↗ - SSRI · Worse
I only took half of the SSRI pill but my anxiety went crazy, also the appetite loss and heartbeat were crazy bad.
In context ↗ - John’s wort · Helped a lot
In December 2023 I started a 6 week John’s wort healing procedure, which helped a lot with my anxiety.
In context ↗ - NAC · Not said
Currently I am on a liver detox - NAC + Milk thistle, artichoke, dandelion extract, since the end of December 2023
In context ↗ - Milk thistle, artichoke, dandelion extract · Not said
a liver detox - NAC + Milk thistle, artichoke, dandelion extract, since the end of December 2023 (should last 8 weeks)
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| summer 2020 | sore throat, health problems beganin summer 2020 my throat sore and I needed to buy a spray for itIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2020 | sick again with a covid-like illness, then extreme tiredness and appetite lossIn December 2020 I was sick again - looked like covid but my test ... was negative. Afterwards, I completely lost my appetite and started to feel extreeemely tired.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| winter / spring 2022 | symptoms got worse again, saw a neurologist and had an MR scanIn winter / spring 2022 my symptoms got worse again and I finally visited a neurologist and was sent to MR screening.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| summer and autumn 2022 | health got better over the summer and autumn while taking adaptogens dailyEventually my health conditions got better again, mostly during the summer and autumn 2022. ... I was using adaptogens daily.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| end of 2022 | first panic attack, then constant nausea and anxietyI think it was the first panic attack ... From this day I felt nauseous all the time and started to have panic attacks almost everywhere And with it even anxiety appeared.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| beginning 2023 | magnesium injections; started eating a bit againThose Magnesium injections really helped me. I started to eat a bit again And felt slightly better, not healed though.In context ↗ | Mild | Magnesium |
| April 2023 | panic attacks struck againIn April the panic attacks striked again!In context ↗ | Mild | |
| beginning of autumn 2023 | nervous system collapsed; could not work, tolerate caffeine or eatBeginning autumn, my nervous system collapsed totally. I could not work anymore. I could not consume any caffeine. I could not eat again.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| December 2023 | St John's wort procedure helped anxiety a lotIn December 2023 I started a 6 week John’s wort healing procedure, which helped a lot with my anxiety.In context ↗ | Mild | St John's Wort |
| 2024-02-08 | on a liver detox after the St John's wort courseCurrently I am on a liver detox - NAC + Milk thistle, artichoke, dandelion extract, since the end of December 2023 (should last 8 weeks).In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Vitamin B complex, Methylation support (unspecified)“together with B it was too much for me, so I had only the Magnesium applied” In context ↗ Side effects
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“I only took half of the SSRI pill but my anxiety went crazy, also the appetite loss and heartbeat were crazy bad” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
So I bought the spray, had an extreme sore throat, but I kept working
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
had formication in my feet and hands - sometimes they also felt numb
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I also experienced seeing objects multiple times
In context ↗ - Gut problems
From this day I felt nauseous all the time
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
started to have panic attacks almost everywhere And with it even anxiety appeared
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my anxiety went crazy, also the appetite loss and heartbeat were crazy bad
In context ↗
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