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Mild → no benefitNeeds ongoing treatment
Exhausted daily since high school, wondering if it is CFS or ADHD
- Condition
- Condition not stated
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2025
In their words
- Condition: Condition not stated
How do you tell the difference between different factors adding up and causing chronic fatigue like symptoms, and cfs?
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I can only get done a quarter of what a normal person does before getting tired unless I’m on my adderall
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
still similar story with feeling like I can only get done a quarter of what a normal person does before getting tired unless I’m on my adderall
In context ↗ - Began after: nothing they could name
I’ve been tired for a long time. Especially in high school, I was exhausted everyday despite not being in any sports, clubs, or other activities.
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Summary
This user described being exhausted daily since high school, sleeping through the evening and managing only a fraction of what others did. Adderall, started after high school alongside anxiety medication, gave them energy to do a normal day and to work as a mail carrier. Off it they still tire quickly and finish far less. They wrote to ask whether this is CFS or explained by ADHD and other factors.
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What they tried
Also tried
adderall· Helpedmedication for my anxiety· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- medication for my anxiety · Not said
After high school I got on medication for my anxiety
In context ↗ - adderall · Helped
was prescribed adderall for my adhd. It helped a lot
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| high school | exhausted daily in high school, slept through the eveningEspecially in high school, I was exhausted everyday despite not being in any sports, clubs, or other activities. ... I’d get home right after school and then just go to sleep for the nightIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| after high school | started anxiety medication and Adderall, able to do a normal dayIt helped a lot, especially the adderall. ... it also felt like I finally had the energy to do the normal amount of things everyone else could in the day.In context ↗ | Near normal | Amphetamine salts (Adderall) |
| 2025-09-03 | back in school, relies on Adderall, tires fast without itI can only get done a quarter of what a normal person does before getting tired unless I’m on my adderallIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I get tired faster than my peers, need more sleep
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
my muscles felt like there was no energy in them to use. My movements were slow, like my limbs were in molasses.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I also had anxiety and depression
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